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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:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn A. Clarke, Flemington, NJ (US);
Marc N. Feiglin, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Gary S. Kath, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Gregory W. King, Carteret, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc, Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus suitable for securely gripping and holding a microplate or other containers during robotic de-lidding operations. A microplate placed on the apparatus is held by a vacuum drawn through the base thereof, allowing the lid of the microplate to be removed without movement of the plate. Afterwards, the vacuum can be discontinued and the plate removed from the apparatus.