Well plate sealing apparatus and method
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1. An apparatus for selectably sealing a plurality of wells in a plurality of well plates, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a plurality of lids, each of said plurality of lids having a lower side and an upper side, each of the plurality of well plates having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper side of each of said plurality of lids being adapted to engage said lower surface of one of the plurality of well plates;
b. a plurality of gaskets, each of said plurality of gaskets being adapted to engage said lower side of one of said plurality of lids, each of said plurality of gaskets further being adapted to engage said upper surface of one of said plurality of well plates;
c. a pressure plate;
d. a pressure surface in a spaced-apart relationship with said pressure plate;
e. a well-plate receiving space defined by said spaced apart relationship of said pressure plate and said pressure surface, said well-plate receiving space being adapted to receive the plurality of well plates, said plurality of gaskets and said plurality of lids, said pressure plate being adapted to selectably apply a pressure to the plurality of well plates, said plurality of gaskets and said plurality of lids thereby compressing each of said plurality of gaskets and sealing each of the wells in the plurality of well plates.
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The Invention is an apparatus and method for selectably sealing wells in a plurality of well plates. A plurality of lids and a plurality of gaskets are adapted to cover the wells of each well plate. A compression device is adapted to receive and to selectably compress the plurality of well plates, gasket and lids and to thereby selectably seal the wells of the well plate.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for selectably sealing a plurality of wells in a plurality of well plates, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a plurality of lids, each of said plurality of lids having a lower side and an upper side, each of the plurality of well plates having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper side of each of said plurality of lids being adapted to engage said lower surface of one of the plurality of well plates;
b. a plurality of gaskets, each of said plurality of gaskets being adapted to engage said lower side of one of said plurality of lids, each of said plurality of gaskets further being adapted to engage said upper surface of one of said plurality of well plates;
c. a pressure plate;
d. a pressure surface in a spaced-apart relationship with said pressure plate;
e. a well-plate receiving space defined by said spaced apart relationship of said pressure plate and said pressure surface, said well-plate receiving space being adapted to receive the plurality of well plates, said plurality of gaskets and said plurality of lids, said pressure plate being adapted to selectably apply a pressure to the plurality of well plates, said plurality of gaskets and said plurality of lids thereby compressing each of said plurality of gaskets and sealing each of the wells in the plurality of well plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for selectably sealing the wells in a well plate stack where each of the plurality of well plates within the well plate stack is covered with a gasket and a lid, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a pressure plate;
b. a pressure surface in a spaced-apart relationship with said pressure plate;
c. a well-plate receiving space defined by said spaced apart relationship of said pressure plate and said pressure surface, said well-plate receiving space being adapted to receive the stack of well plates having the gasketed lids, said pressure plate being adapted to selectably apply a pressure to the stack of well plates having gasketed lids, thereby sealing each of the wells in the plurality of well plates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for selectably sealing a plurality of wells in a plurality of well plates, the method comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of lids and a plurality of gaskets, said plurality of lids and said plurality of gaskets having a number, said number of said plurality of lids and said plurality of gaskets equaling a number of the plurality of well plates;
b. placing a one of said plurality of gaskets and a one of said plurality of lids on each of said plurality of well plates so that each of said lids and each of said gaskets covers an upper well plate surface, said plurality of well plates, said plurality of gaskets and said plurality of lids forming a plurality of covered well plate assemblies;
c. stacking each of said plurality of covered well plate assemblies so that a top side of one of said plurality of lids supports a lower surface of one of said plurality of well plates to form a well plate stack;
d. placing said well plate stack between a pressure plate and a pressure surface;
e. applying a pressure by said pressure plate to said stack of well plate assemblies whereby each of said plurality of gaskets is compressed and each of the plurality of wells in each of the well plates is sealed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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