US Patent Issued to Leica Biosystems Imaging on Sept. 23 for "Stall detection for autoloader axes" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,448, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Leica Biosystems Imaging Inc. (Vista, Calif.).

"Stall detection for autoloader axes" was invented by Nicholas Newberg (Vista, Calif.), Prentash Djelosevic (Vista, Calif.) and Aaron Alan Stearrett (Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stall detection system is provided that determines if a glass slide in motion during an automated process is at risk for being damaged and stops motion in the event of an unacceptable risk of damage. The system includes one or more motors configured to move a glass slide (directly or indirectly). The motors are configured to generate a load resistance v...