Multi-well container positioning devices and related systems and methods
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1. A positioning device comprising a support structure having two or more container stations that each comprises a support surface that is structured to position at least one multi-well container, wherein:
- wells of multi-well containers positioned in two or more of the container stations are accessible substantially simultaneously; and
, at least two of the container stations are tiered relative to one another.
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Abstract
The present invention provides positioning devices the include one or more container stations that each comprise a support surface that is structured to position at least one multi-well container. Container stations are tiered relative to one another and/or rotationally coupled to support structures of the positioning devices. The invention also relates to systems and methods that include the positioning devices described herein.
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70 Claims
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1. A positioning device comprising a support structure having two or more container stations that each comprises a support surface that is structured to position at least one multi-well container, wherein:
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wells of multi-well containers positioned in two or more of the container stations are accessible substantially simultaneously; and
,at least two of the container stations are tiered relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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28. A positioning device comprising a support structure having one or more container stations that each comprises a support surface that is structured to position at least one multi-well container, wherein at least one of the container stations is coupled to the support structure by a rotational coupling such that the container station is rotatable on the rotational coupling about at least one rotational axis.
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55. An automated system, comprising:
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at least one positioning device that comprises a support structure having two or more container stations that each comprises a support surface that is structured to position at least one multi-well container, wherein wells of multi-well containers positioned in two or more of the container stations are accessible substantially simultaneously, and at least two of the container stations are tiered relative to one another;
at least one material handling device; and
,at least one controller operably connected to the material handling device, which controller directs the material handling device to dispense material into and/or remove material from selected wells of one or more multi-well containers when the multi-well containers are positioned in one or more container stations of the positioning device. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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