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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2024
Applicant:
Gen-probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Byron 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); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/06 (2006.01); B65D 25/10 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); B01L 9/06 (2013.01); B01L 9/523 (2013.01); B01L 9/543 (2013.01); B65D 25/108 (2013.01); B65D 43/0202 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2300/02 (2013.01); B01L 2300/022 (2013.01); B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/047 (2013.01); B01L 2300/048 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0809 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0858 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00444 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00935 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00792 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of loading consumables into a sample processing instrument. In the method, a tray storing sample processing consumables is aligned with a support cavity defined by a support of the sample processing instrument. A flange is contacted with a portion of the support, where the flange extends outward from a wall of a cover coupled to the tray. The cover is decoupled from the tray by pressing a panel of the cover, and the tray is seated in the support cavity.