US Patent Issued to Ventana Medical Systems, Roche Molecular Systems on Aug. 26 for "Pathology slide automation system and method" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,190, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Ventana Medical Systems Inc. and Roche Molecular Systems Inc..

"Pathology slide automation system and method" was invented by Megan E. Creasey (Oro Valley, Ariz.), Matthew D. Mette (Marana, Ariz.), Denny Osswald (Biblis, Germany), James E. Phillips-Portillo (Tucson, Ariz.), Clayton Reynolds (Tucson, Ariz.), Curtis C. Rose (Tucson, Ariz.), Alexander Schmelzer (Mannheim, Germany) and Franklin R. Ventura (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slide carrier includes: a base support; and a slide platform having a surface that is parallel to a first plane defined by a first vector and a seco...