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US 6,486,401 B1Granted
Multi well plate cover and assembly
AssigneeTekCel, Inc.
InventorsJulian David Charles Warhurst, Andrew Frank Zaayenga
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Abstract
A sealing cover for a multi well plate includes a plurality of layers including a lid and a non-stick sealing layer. The sealing cover also includes a spring member for holding the multi well plate securely. The sealing cover is especially adapted for manipulation by a robotic apparatus.
Claims17
A cover for use in sealing a multi-well plate, said cover adapted for robotic gripper manipulation, comprising:
- a. a lid plate defining a planar expanse sufficient to cover said multi-well plate;
- b. a plurality of tabs protruding from said lid plate;
- c. a compressible layer attached to one side of said lid plate;
- d. a non-stick layer attached to said compressible layer;
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- e. at least one torsion spring member connected to said lid plate, said spring member adapted, when in use, to rotationally engage said multi-well plate to provide an upward force to hermetically seal said multi-well plate.
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A sealed multi-well plate, comprising:
- a. a multi-well plate having a principal surface and defining a plurality of containment wells opening at said principal surface;
- b. a non-stick layer disposed on and extending over the majority of said principal surface of said multi-well plate;
- c. a compressible layer attached to said non-stick layer;
- d. a lid plate disposed on said compressible layer having at least one torsion spring member, said spring member adapted to rotationally engage said multi-well plate thereby compressing said compressible layer and said non-stick layer onto said principal surface of said multi-well plate to hermetically seal said containment wells;
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- e. a plurality of tabs protruding from said lid plate to aid in robotic gripper manipulation.
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A cover for use in sealing a multi-well plate, said cover adapted for robotic gripper manipulation, comprising:
- a. a lid plate defining a planar expanse sufficient to cover said multi-well plate;
- b. a plurality of tabs protruding from said lid plate;
- c. a compressible layer attached to one said of said lid plate;
- d. a non-stick layer attached to said compressible layer;
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- e. at least one locking member connected to said lid plate, said locking member adapted, when in use, to rotationally engage said multi-well plate to hermetically seal said multi-well plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.