1. A string type air damper comprising:
a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof;
a monolithic piston having a string member portion, which moves in the cylinder;
a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder; and
the string member portion guided from inside of the cylinder to outside thereof through the guide hole,
wherein the string member portion has a flat belt shape,
wherein the guide hole of the cylinder has a flat opening and a smooth arcuate face continuing to a wide width edge of the opening so that the belt-shaped string member is bendable and guidable along the arcuate face,
wherein the string member portion having the belt shape is bent and guided along the arcuate face of the guide hole, and
wherein the cylinder comprises a non-removable closed end and the guide hole is formed in the non-removable closed end of the cylinder.
2. A string type air damper comprising:
a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof;
a monolithic piston having a string member portion, which moves in the cylinder;
a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder; and
the string member portion guided from inside of the cylinder to outside thereof through the guide hole,
wherein the string member portion has a flat belt shape,
wherein the guide hole of the cylinder has a flat opening and a smooth arcuate face continuing to a wide width edge of the opening so that the belt-shaped string member is bendable and guidable along the arcuate face,
the string member portion having the belt shape is bent and guided along the arcuate face of the guide hole, and
wherein the string member portion passes through a non-removable closed end of the cylinder.
3. A string type air damper comprising: a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof; a piston, which moves in the cylinder; a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder; and a string member guided from inside of the cylinder to outside thereof through the guide hole, wherein: the piston and the string member are integrally molded; the string member branches into a plurality of portions and connects with the piston at a base end portion thereof; the portions come together at a forward end portion of the string member; and the plurality of portions of the string member connect with different positions on the piston.
4. The string type air damper according to claim 3, further comprising an end cap attached to the other end portion of the cylinder.
5. The string type air damper according to claim 3, further comprising a mount integrally formed on the piston for receiving an end portion of the helical compression spring.
6. A string type air damper comprising: a cylinder formed in a tubular shape; a piston, which moves in the cylinder; a helical spring for biasing the piston toward one end portion of the cylinder; a guide cap attached to the other end portion of the cylinder and defining a guide hole; and, a string member guided from inside of the cylinder to outside thereof through the guide hole, wherein: the guide cap and the string member are integrally molded; the string member is hooked to the piston within the cylinder and is guided to the outside thereof; the string member branches into a plurality of portions; a base end portion of the string member is connected to the guide cap; and the plurality of portions of the string member are connected to different positions on the guide cap.
7. The string type air damper according to claim 6, wherein: the plurality of portions comes together at a forward end portion of the string member; and the portions are hooked at the piston.
8. The string type air damper according to claim 6, further comprising a mount integrally formed on the piston for receiving an end portion of the helical compression spring.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of treating biological samples, comprising:
positioning a first slide support into a treatment chamber of an antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a first microscope slide with a first biological sample disposed thereon into the treatment chamber;
positioning a second slide support into the treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a second microscope slide with a second biological sample disposed thereon into the treatment chamber;
treating the first biological sample by applying an antigen recovery buffer to the first biological sample, heating the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample to a desired temperature for a desired period of time to recover antigens of the first biological sample, and applying additional reagents of a treatment protocol for the first biological sample;
treating the second biological sample by applying an antigen recovery buffer to the second biological sample, heating the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample to a desired temperature for a desired period of time to recover antigens of the second biological sample, and applying additional reagents of a treatment protocol for the second biological sample; and
removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the treatment chamber while the other biological sample continues to be treated in the treatment chamber,
wherein the step of removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the treatment chamber comprises the steps of:
moving the slide support out of the treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus so as to position the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol outside of the treatment chamber; and
removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the slide support element.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
positioning the first biological sample into a first reaction compartment and positioning the second biological sample into a second reaction compartment,
wherein the first reaction compartment is separate from the second reaction compartment.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of positioning the first biological sample into the first reaction compartment, the first microscope slide defines a portion of the first reaction compartment, and wherein the step of positioning the second biological sample into the second reaction compartment, the second microscope slide defines a portion of the second reaction compartment.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of positioning the first biological sample into the first reaction compartment, the first slide support element defines a portion of the first reaction compartment, and wherein the step of positioning the second biological sample into the second reaction compartment, the second slide support element defines a portion of the second reaction compartment.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment chamber has at least a first reaction compartment and a second reaction compartment which is separate from the first reaction compartment, wherein the step of moving the first slide support into the treatment chamber further comprises inserting the first slide support element into the treatment chamber so as to position the first biological sample in the first reaction compartment, and wherein the step of moving the second slide support into the treatment chamber further comprises inserting the second slide support element into the treatment chamber so as to position the second biological sample in the second reaction compartment.
6. The method of claim 2 further comprising venting the first and second reaction compartments to release pressure, steam, or vapors during the heating of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising venting the first and second reaction compartments to release pressure, steam, or vapors during the heating of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the heating steps further comprise heating the first and second microscope slides such that the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample attain a temperature of from about 90\xb0 C. to about 100\xb0 C.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the heating steps further comprise heating the first and second microscope slides such that the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample attain a temperature of from about 85\xb0 C. to about 95\xb0 C.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of treating the first and second biological samples are independent of each other.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample is aqueous.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample is aqueous and has a boiling point greater than 100\xb0 C.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample has a boiling point greater than 100\xb0 C.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample is non-aqueous.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample and the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample comprises a glycol.
16. The method of claim 10 wherein the glycol comprises ethylene glycol.
17. The method of claim 10 wherein the glycol comprises propylene glycol.
18. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
positioning the first slide support into the treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a third microscope slide with a third biological sample disposed thereon while the other biological sample continues to be treated in the treatment chamber.
19. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
positioning a third slide support into the treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a third microscope slide with a third biological sample disposed thereon while the other biological sample continues to be treated in the treatment chamber.
20. A method of treating biological samples, comprising:
positioning a first slide support into a treatment chamber of an antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a first microscope slide with a first biological sample disposed thereon into the treatment chamber;
treating the first biological sample by applying an antigen recovery buffer to the first biological sample, heating the antigen recovery buffer applied to the first biological sample to a desired temperature for a desired period of time to recover antigens of the first biological sample, and applying additional reagents of a treatment protocol; and
positioning a second slide support into a treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus to position a second microscope slide with a second biological sample disposed thereon into the treatment chamber while the first biological sample continues to be treated in the treatment chamber.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising the steps of:
treating the second biological sample by applying an antigen recovery buffer to the second biological sample, heating the antigen recovery buffer applied to the second biological sample to a desired temperature for a desired period of time to recover antigens of the second biological sample, and applying additional reagents of another treatment protocol; and
removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the treatment chamber while the other biological sample continues to be treated in the treatment chamber, wherein the step of removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the treatment chamber comprises the steps of:
moving the slide support out of the treatment chamber of the antigen recovery and staining apparatus so as to position the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol outside of the treatment chamber; and
removing the microscope slide with the biological sample that has completed the treatment protocol from the slide support element.