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US 5,948,363 AGranted
Micro-well strip with print tabs
OwnerPatrick Gaillardinventor
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Abstract
A micro-well test unit and a micro-well strip which comprises a plurality of wells arranged along an axis and print tabs provided for use in marking individual wells with desired indicia. One embodiment comprises the use of different tabs in a single micro-well strip or in a single micro-well test unit.
Claims32
A micro-well strip comprising a plurality of wells arranged along an axis, each of said wells comprising:
- a bottom;
- a sidewall defining an opening;
- and
- at least one tab projecting from said sidewall of each of said wells in substantially the same plane as said opening for printing indicia thereon, said at least one tab disposed at an angle to said axis and comprising a distal edge spaced from said sidewall by a distance of at least of one third the span of said well opening.
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A micro-well strip, comprising:
- a plurality of wells arranged along an axis, said wells comprising a bottom, a sidewall and an opening;
- and
- at least one tab projecting from said sidewall of each of said wells in substantially the same plane as said opening for printing indicia thereon, said tab disposed along said axis and comprising a distal edge spaced from a sidewall by a distance of at least one third of the span of said well opening.
A micro-well strip, comprising:
- a first terminal well, a second terminal well and at least one non-terminal well disposed between said first and second terminal wells and comprising a bottom and a sidewall defining an opening, said wells arranged along an axis;
- and
- at least one tab projecting from at least one of said non-terminal wells in substantially the same plane as said opening for printing indicia thereon, said at least one tab comprising a distal edge spaced from said sidewall by a distance of at least one third the span of an opening of said well.
A micro-well test unit, comprising:
- a frame member comprising means for supporting at least one micro-well strip, and
- at least one micro-well strip comprising a first terminal well, a second terminal well and at least one non-terminal well disposed between said first and second terminal wells and comprising a bottom and a sidewall defining and opening, said wells arranged along an axis;
- and
- at least one tab projecting from at least one of said non-terminal wells in substantially the same plane as said opening for printing indicia thereon, said at least one tab comprising a distal edge spaced from said sidewall by a distance of at least one third the span of an opening of said well.
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A micro-well comprising:
- a bottom;
- a surrounding sidewall defining an opening comprising a span which is the shortest straight distance through the center of said opening;
- and
- at least one tab projecting from said sidewall in substantially the same plane as said opening for printing indicia thereon and comprising a distal edge spaced from said sidewall by a distance of at least one third the span of said well opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.