Patent ID: 11933704
Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A method for staining glass slides without immersing the slides in a dye, comprising:
providing a digital fluid droplet ejection system housed in a housing unit, the fluid droplet ejection system including:
a fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge containing one or more fluids to be dispensed,
a cartridge translation mechanism configured for moving the fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge back and forth over a slide holder in an x direction,
a sample tray configured for holding one or more glass slides;
a sample tray adapter configured to hold one or more glass slides in the sample tray, and
a sample tray translation mechanism configured for moving the sample tray and one or more glass slides back and forth beneath the fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge in a y direction orthogonal to the x direction, wherein the sample tray comprises a biasing means;

biasing the glass slides or micro-well plate in the sample tray to a predetermined location using the biasing means; and
ejecting fluid from the fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge in one or more locations on the one or more glass slides.