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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Richard Holmes, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Richard G. Halstead, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Richard G. Malmquist, Petaluma, CA (US);
Douglass M. Nolte, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Richard Holmes, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Richard G. Halstead, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Richard G. Malmquist, Petaluma, CA (US);
Douglass M. Nolte, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Improvements to turntables that facilitate inoculation of petri dishes. In one embodiment, the present invention is a motorized turntable for a petri dish that allows the user to use both hands for inoculation of the petri dish. In another embodiment, the present invention features an improved upper plate for a petri dish turntable that allows the user to more easily remove the petri dish from the upper plate after inoculation. In another embodiment, the present invention provides an apparatus for rotating a conventional turntable for petri dishes.