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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:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Hamel, Hudson, NH (US);
Daniel J. Seguin, Amherst, NH (US);
Assignee:
Matrix Technologies Corporations, Hudson, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 ;
Abstract
A pipette tip magazine used in an automated pipetting system which has a pipetting chamber with a generally U-shaped ledge. The pipette tip magazine is adapted for insertion into and removal from an operative position contained in the chamber and supported on the ledge. The magazine includes a generally rectangular plate having an undercut edge bordering an inner region. The edge is configured to be supported on the ledge, an the inner region has an array of through openings for vertically receiving and retaining pipette tips. The plate is molded from a polymeric resin reinforced with a fibrous material.