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US 10,678,040 · App. 15/852,295 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Microscope slide mounting system

Inventor: Thomas Edward Hays (Galveston, TX)
G02B21/34G01N1/30
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Patent No.
US 10,678,040
App. No.
15/852,295
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A microscope slide mounting system includes a slide mounting medium, with a predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic in a predetermined weight of distilled water; a predetermined weight of anhydrous chloral; a predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin; and a predetermined percentage of ethylene glycol; the ethylene glycol acts as a denaturant in the mounting medium; and the ethylene glycol causes mild illness when ingested, thereby discouraging the use of the mounting medium as a sedative or recreational drug and prevents the crystallization of the medium.

Claims (21)

1. A microscope slide mounting system, comprising:

a slide mounting medium, having:

a predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic in a predetermined weight of distilled water;

a predetermined weight of anhydrous chloral;

a predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin; and

a predetermined percentage of ethylene glycol;

wherein the ethylene glycol acts as a denaturant in the mounting medium; and

wherein the ethylene glycol causes mild illness when ingested, thereby discouraging the use of the mounting medium as a sedative or recreational drug.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined percentage of ethylene glycol is 3%.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic is 13-14 parts by weight, the predetermined weight of distilled water is 19 parts by weight; the predetermined weight of anyhydrous chloral is 58-62 parts by weight; and the predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin is 6-9 parts by weight.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic is 15 parts by weight, the predetermined weight of distilled water is 75 parts by weight; the predetermined weight of anyhydrous chloral is 75 parts by weight; and the predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin is 5 parts by weight.

5. A microscope slide mounting system, comprising:

a slide mounting medium, having:

a predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic in a predetermined weight of distilled water;

a predetermined weight of anhydrous chloral;

a predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin; and

a predetermined percentage of ethylene glycol;

wherein the ethylene glycol prevents chrystalization of the mounting medium.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined percentage of ethylene glycol is 3%.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic is 13-14 parts by weight, the predetermined weight of distilled water is 19 parts by weight; the predetermined weight of anyhydrous chloral is 58-62 parts by weight; and the predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin is 6-9 parts by weight.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined weight of powdered gum arabic is 15 parts by weight, the predetermined weight of distilled water is 75 parts by weight; the predetermined weight of anyhydrous chloral is 75 parts by weight; and the predetermined weight of anhydrous glycerin is 5 parts by weight.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62438779 · Dec 23, 2016