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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1999
Array BioPharma, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A clamping system including a cover plate with an underside having at least one step, and a bottom plate having a base connected to a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The bottom plate also has a well for receiving a reactor plate. The clamping system further includes a compression skirt positioned between the cover plate and the bottom plate, with the compression skirt having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth sides of the bottom plate, respectively. Additionally, the clamping system includes a first and a second upper latch assembly for clamping the cover plate to the compression skirt, and a first and a second lower latch assembly for clamping the compression skirt to the bottom plate.