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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory Mathus, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Costar Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422102 ; 422 99 ; 4352884 ; 4353052 ;
Abstract
A laboratory article, and in particular a cluster plate is provided including a plurality of wells supported by a structural framework including a peripheral wall. At locations in the structural framework a plurality of protrusions are provided so as to support the cluster plate on a support surface, such as a benchtop, in a point-to-point manner. Such point-to-point support allows the article to be moved across the support surface without the generation of unpleasant audible vibrations. According to a preferred embodiment, a cluster plate having protrusions extending from the lower edge of a peripheral wall is provided.