Fluid handling port array
AssigneeChemand Corporation
InventorKenneth Alan Johnson
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Abstract
A fluid handling port array includes at least one fluid conduction bore, a plurality of insert bores each intersecting at least one fluid conduction bore and being adapted to receive a configuration insert, a plurality of port bores each intersecting at least one of the fluid conduction bores for providing fluid access to the fluid conduction bores. The port array is configured by fixing configuration inserts in the insert bores. In a particular embodiment, the configuration inserts comprise device seats and are adapted to receive configuration devices such as a valves, caps or plugs. Alternatively, the configuration inserts, themselves, embody configuration devices.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a port array block comprising the steps of:
- providing a rectangular block;
- forming a first fluid conduction bore through said block;
- forming a plurality of insert bores in said block, each insert bore intersecting said first fluid conduction bore;
- forming a first plurality of port bores in said block for providing fluid access to said first fluid conduction bore, each port bore intersecting said first fluid conduction bore and being coplanar with said insert bores;
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- adapting each of said insert bores to receive a configuration insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.