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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Joel R. Dufresne, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Franta, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher R. Kokaisel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott M. Lecy, Maplewood, MN (US);
Joel R. Dufresne, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Franta, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher R. Kokaisel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott M. Lecy, Maplewood, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Sample processing devices may include compression structures that provide for the transfer of force from a platen to a platform such as a thermal block on which the sample processing device is located during processing. The sample processing devices may include a fill reservoir structure with various features such as arcuate edges, radially aligned exit channels, support structures, and selectively variable heights with a corresponding variable volume distribution.