Patent ID: 8470264

Claim:
A point of use analytic substrate coating system for applying a coating to an analytic substrate to which a biological specimen will be applied, comprising: a first applicator cartridge containing a quantity of a first coating composition to be applied to the analytic substrate by a first applicator device for forming a coated analytic substrate wherein the coating composition within the first applicator cartridge comprises a silane, siloxane, silicon fluid, silicone, polysiloxane, fluorosilane, organofunctional silane, organosilane, or a combination thereof; at least one second applicator cartridge containing a quantity of a second coating composition to be applied to the analytic substrate by a second applicator device wherein the second coating composition comprises a silane, siloxane, silicon fluid, silicone, polysiloxane, fluorosilane, organofunctional silane, organosilane, or a combination thereof; and a coating apparatus comprising: an analytic substrate support mechanism able to hold the analytic substrate in a coating application position; and a positioning mechanism able to automatically move the first applicator device and/or the at least one second applicator device and/or the analytic substrate support mechanism in at least one direction to enable controlled application of the coating composition upon the analytic substrate by the first applicator device and the at least one second applicator device, and wherein the first applicator cartridge and the at least one second applicator cartridge are able to move independently and simultaneously wherein each is able to apply a separate coating to the same analytic substrate or to a separate analytic substrate.