Multi-well platforms, caddies, lids and combinations thereof

• US 20030039591A1
• Filed: 07/30/2002
• Published: 02/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEXUS Biosystems, Inc. (Azenta, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Aurora Biosciences Corporation (Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tsien, Roger Y., Pham, Peter N., Pham, Andrew A., Harootunian, Alec Tate, Stylli, Harry, Coassin, Peter J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,861,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/102
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00315 Microtiter plates
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00317 Microwell devices, i.e. having large numbers of wells
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00659 Two-dimensional arrays
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00707 separated from the reactor apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0072 Organic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 2300/0654 Lenses; Optical fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 2300/0829 Multi-well plates; Microtitration plates
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 3/5085 for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 3/50855 using modular assemblies of strips or of individual wells
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 9/523 for multisample carriers, e.g. used for microtitration plates
• CPC Class Codes: C12M 23/12 Well or multiwell plates C12M25/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C40B 60/14 for creating libraries

Abstract

The present invention relates to multi-well platforms, lids, caddies and any combination thereof. The multi-well platforms comprise a plurality of wells that can be of any shape and can be arranged in any ornamental pattern. The lid comprises an area corresponding to the well field. The caddy has a footprint approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate. When the multi-well platform is engaged with the caddy, the wells of the well-field of the multi-well platform are preferably not obscured by the caddy when viewed from the bottom of the combination.

Claims

1. A multi well platform, comprising:

(a) a well field; and

(b) a border.