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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1987
George G Fernwood, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for drying gel slabs which includes a porous support pad resting in a recess, a flexible vacuum-retaining cover sheet covering the support pad and the periphery of the recess, and means for pulling a vacuum down from underneath the support pad, is improved by adding a perimeter groove around the periphery of the recess, preferably spaced a small distance therefrom, with channels connecting the groove to the recess to transmit the vacuum. The perimeter groove provides a faster distribution of the vacuum, and provides a further means of sealing the cover sheet around the periphery of the recess, to provide more even and more reliable gel drying.