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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Gen-probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Buse, San Diego, CA (US);
Byron J. Knight, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/523 (2013.01); B65D 51/002 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0858 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container including a top wall and a fluid vessel depending from the top wall. The fluid vessel extends from a top wall aperture formed in the top wall to a bottom end of the fluid vessel. The container further includes gripping structures configured to enable an automated gripping mechanism to securely grip the container in a repeatable position and orientation with respect to the container-gripping components of the gripping mechanism.