ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,442, issued on July 29.
"In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method" was invented by Lee H. Angros (Bethany, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microscope slide staining system has a chamber, a plurality of slide support elements, a plurality of spreading devices positionable in association with microscope slides supported on the slide support elements so the spreading devices define a gap between the spreading device and the microscope slide and so the spreading device and the microscope slide are movable relative to one another to spread at least one reagent on the microscope slide independent of th...