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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Idexx Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Kevin Chamberland, Portland, ME (US);
Jennifer Cote, Wells, ME (US);
Regina Lee Reif, Duluth, GA (US);
Michael Thorpe, Rochester, NH (US);
Jennifer Curtis, Bath, ME (US);
Arvind Dev, Scarborough, ME (US);
Julie Rollins, South Portland, ME (US);
Andrey Asanov, Buxton, ME (US);
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC, Westbrook, ME (US);
Abstract
A device comprising a base and a support structure is disclosed. The base includes a vial receptacle for holding a vial. The support structure is coupled to an upper portion of the base and is configured to align a pipette comprising a pipette tip vertically over the vial receptacle. The support structure is configured to support a pipette such that an end of a pipette tip is positioned one or more predetermined depths within a vial in the vial receptacle.