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AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorsDonald Sandell, Albert L. Carrillo, Ian A. Harding, Gary Lim
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Abstract
A sealing cover roll for use in sealing a microplate comprising an elongated carrier liner having a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of sealing covers are releasably carried on the first surface of the elongated carrier liner. Each of the plurality of sealing covers comprises a base stock and an adhesive. The adhesive is operable to retain the base stock to the elongated carrier liner and permit release of the base stock and the adhesive from the elongated carrier liner. A roll core supports a rolled configuration of the elongated carrier liner such that the first surface of the elongated carrier liner faces toward the roll core when rolled.
Claims20
A sealing cover roll for use in sealing a microplate, said sealing cover roll comprising:
- an elongated carrier liner having a first surface and a second surface;
- a plurality of sealing covers releasably carried on said first surface of said elongated carrier liner, each of said plurality of sealing covers comprising a base stock and an adhesive, said adhesive operable to retain said base stock to said elongated carrier liner and permit release of said base stock and said adhesive from said elongated carrier liner;
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- a roll core for supporting a rolled configuration of said elongated carrier liner such that said first surface of said elongated carrier liner faces toward said roll core when rolled.
A method of forming a sealing cover roll for use in sealing a microplate, said method comprising:
- providing a laminate comprising a carrier liner, a base stock, and an adhesive disposed between said carrier liner and said base stock;
- cutting said base stock and said adhesive to form a plurality of sealing covers upon said carrier liner;
- forming a plurality of drive features in said carrier liner;
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- forming at least one staging feature in said carrier liner associated with said sealing cover to permit alignment of one of said plurality of sealing covers relative to the microplate.
A sealing cover roll for use in sealing a microplate, said sealing cover roll comprising:
- an elongated carrier liner having a first surface and a second surface;
- a plurality of sealing covers releasably carried on said first surface of said elongated carrier liner, each of said plurality of sealing covers comprising a base stock and an adhesive, said adhesive operable to retain said base stock to said elongated carrier liner and permit release of said base stock and said adhesive from said elongated carrier liner;
- a plurality of drive features formed in said elongated carrier liner, said plurality of drive features being engagable with a corresponding drive member for driving said elongated carrier liner;
- one or more staging features formed in said elongated carrier liner, said one or more staging features being associated with one or more of the plurality of sealing covers to permit position detection and alignment of each of said plurality of sealing covers relative to the microplate;
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- a roll core for supporting a rolled configuration of said elongated carrier liner such that said first surface of said elongated carrier liner faces toward said roll core when rolled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.