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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:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Patrick Kearney, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Clarence Hager, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas O. Keller, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Jeffrey D. Donaldson, Tigard, OR (US);
Robert D. Mercer, Cornelius, OR (US);
James William Leahy, San Leandro, CA (US);
Micheal Morrissey, Danville, CA (US);
Troy M. Swartwood, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick Kearney, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Clarence Hager, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas O. Keller, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Jeffrey D. Donaldson, Tigard, OR (US);
Robert D. Mercer, Cornelius, OR (US);
James William Leahy, San Leandro, CA (US);
Micheal Morrissey, Danville, CA (US);
Troy M. Swartwood, Seattle, WA (US);
Exelixis, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-well assembly () comprises a multi-well block () and a guide plate (). The multi-well block () has a plurality of wells () each with a fluid-impermeable bottom surface (). The guide plate () has a plurality of fluid passageways () corresponding to the wells () of the multi-well block (). The guide plate () is configured to establish fluid communication between each well () and an associated fluid passageway () when the guide plate () is aligned with the multi-well block ().