Patent ID: 9233453
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B24B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for serial sectioning, the apparatus comprising: a material removal tool moveable on a first axis; a bed moveable on a second axis and third axis, wherein the first axis and second axis are perpendicular, and wherein the third axis is perpendicular to both the first axis and second axis; a linear slide positioned substantially parallel to the first axis; a guide positioned substantially parallel to the first axis; a mounting block configured to be coupled to an imaging device, the mounting block coupled to the linear slide using one or more carriages; an armature coupled to the material removal tool and the guide, such that the guide moves along a direction parallel to the first axis in a fixed relationship with the material removal tool; a locking device that fixes a position of the mounting block at a particular location along the length of the guide; and a hardware processor that is configured to: