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Patent US7949383 - Imaging apparatus with selectable moveable stage - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn imaging box assembly is provided for capturing an image of a sample. The imaging box assembly includes a body having an interior cavity for receiving the sample, and having a front portion defining an opening into the cavity. The body further includes a view port enabling viewing of the sample contained...http://www.google.com/patents/US7949383?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7949383 - Imaging apparatus with selectable moveable stageAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7949383 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/139,256Publication dateMay 24, 2011Filing dateMay 27, 2005Priority dateFeb 25, 2000Also published asCA2400476A1, EP1266206A2, US6775567, US6901279, US7383078, US20040127781, US20050010101, US20050148846, US20050219358, US20050219373, US20050219407, US20050231592, WO2001063247A2, WO2001063247A3Publication number11139256, 139256, US 7949383 B2, US 7949383B2, US-B2-7949383, US7949383 B2, US7949383B2InventorsMichael D. Cable, Michael Bo Nelson, Bradley W. Rice, David N SpragueOriginal AssigneeXenogen CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (87), Non-Patent Citations (38), Referenced by (1), Classifications (16) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImaging apparatus with selectable moveable stageUS 7949383 B2Abstract An imaging box assembly is provided for capturing an image of a sample. The imaging box assembly includes a body having an interior cavity for receiving the sample, and having a front portion defining an opening into the cavity. The body further includes a view port enabling viewing of the sample contained in the interior cavity. A door is mounted to the body that is movable between an opened condition, enabling access to the interior cavity through the cavity opening, and a closed condition, positioning a door rear portion substantially adjacent the body front portion to prevent access through the cavity opening. The box assembly further includes a moveable stage disposed in the cavity interior that supports the sample. The moveable stage is adapted to selectively position the sample at a selected one of a plurality of positions relative to the view hole.
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