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US 11,027,284 B2Granted
Well plate mixing apparatus
AssigneeThermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC
InventorsNathaniel S. Safron, Matthew Wayne Meyer, John Magie Coffin
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Abstract
A mixing apparatus includes a well plate assembly including a fixed support, and a well movable with respect to the fixed support. A fixed sensor mount has a first portion disposed above the well and a second portion disposed within the well. A plurality of electromagnets are operable to move the well plate assembly vertically with respect to the fixed sensor mount and the fixed support.
Claims28
An apparatus for mixing a well plate comprising:
- a well plate assembly including a fixed support, and a well movable with respect to the fixed support;
- a fixed sensor mount having a first portion disposed above the well and a second portion disposed within the well;
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- a plurality of electromagnets operable to move the well plate assembly vertically with respect to the fixed sensor mount and the fixed support.
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An apparatus for mixing a well plate comprising:
- a well plate assembly comprising:
- a fixed support;
- a base plate having an upper base plate portion spaced from the fixed support and a lower base plate portion spaced from the fixed support;
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- a well plate including a plurality of wells, having a portion spaced from the fixed support, and being movable with respect to the fixed support;
- a plurality of fixed sensor mounts, each sensor mount having a first portion disposed above a selected one of the plurality of wells and a second portion disposed within the selected well;
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor secured to a selected one of the sensor mounts;
- an electromagnet assembly operable to move the well plate assembly vertically with respect to the fixed support and the fixed sensor mounts, the electromagnet assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electromagnets, each electromagnet comprising:
- a magnet housing;
- an electromagnet fixed in the magnet housing;
- and
- a permanent magnet movable with respect to the magnet housing and secured to the base plate;
- and
- a spring assembly comprising:
- a plurality of base plate springs captured between the base plate and the fixed support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.