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- Microtiter plates commonly known as “microplates” facilitate the simultaneous testing (or other processing) of a large number of individual biomedical samples.
- Microplates have been in common use for decades with a predominant format being a molded plastic plate having 96 sample wells in an 8 ⁇ 12 rectangular array. Typical well volumes are 200 or 300 microliters depending upon the manufacturer and model of plate, although other volumes may be provided for specific uses.
- a proposed standard, designated “Microplate 96-Well Standard” (MP96) has been promulgated by The Society for Biomolecular Screening, as published in Journal of Biomolecular Screening, Volume 1, Number 4, 1996, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- MP96-3 A microplate which meets the general dimensional requirements of the standard is designated MP96-3.
- each microplate manufacturer will also provide a compatible lid.
- a typical lid comprises a generally rectangular flat planar top surrounded by a flange depending from the top along its sides and edges.
- microplate lid configuration that facilitates use with automation. Specifically, it is desirable to provide a lid that facilitates automatic stacking and unstacking of lidded microplates, automatic stacking and unstacking of lids without microplates, and automated installation and removal of lids from microplates.
- the invention is directed to a lid which is the unitarily formed combination of a substantially flat, generally rectangular top having first and second pairs of opposite sides and a flange, depending from the top along the first and second pairs of sides, the flange bearing at least one recessed area along each of the first pair of sides, the recessed area extending into the top.
- Some implementations may include one or more of the following: (1) each side of the first pair of sides may have two such recessed areas; (2) each side of the second pair of sides may have at least one recessed area extending toward the top; (3) each side of the second pair of sides may have one recessed area extending toward but not reaching the top.
- the flange may bear two recessed areas along each of the first pair of sides extending into the top and two recessed areas along each of the second pair of sides extending into the top, with a third recessed area along each of the second pair of sides, between the two recessed areas that extend into the top on such sides, but not reaching the top.
- the three recessed areas of each of the second pair of sides may be contiguous and the third recessed area may have a substantially straight leading edge.
- the lid may have a sealing feature for sealing to the top of the microplate and the sealing feature may comprise a substantially continuous lip depending from the lower surface of the top slightly inboard of the sides and uninterrupted by any of the recesses.
- a further embodiment of the invention is directed to a process for adding to and removing from a stack of lidded microplates.
- the initial lowermost microplate in the stack is supported at a first height by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed support features of a stacking/unstacking machine, each remaining microplate in the stack resting atop the lid of the microplate immediately below.
- the process may include the steps of adding an additional microplate to the stack as a new lowermost microplate by elevating the additional microplate with an elevator from below the stack until the lid supports the initial lowermost microplate, the support features bring accommodated by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the additional microplate.
- the support features are separated to allow passage of the additional microplate and the additional microplate is further elevated until it reaches at least the first height, whereupon the support features may be inserted beneath the additional microplate and the elevator lowered so as to disengage the elevator from the stack, leaving the stack supported by the support features and leaving the additional microplate as the new lowermost in the stack.
- the process may be repeated with further microplates added to the stack in place of the new lowermost microplate.
- the invention may further provide for the removal of a microplate from the stack by raising an elevator to engage the lowermost microplate, further raising the elevator to disengage the stack from the support features, separating the support features and lowering the elevator.
- the support features may be reinserted so that they are accommodated by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the lowermost microplate and the elevator further lowered so that the microplate above the lowermost microplate is engaged by the support features and becomes the new lowermost microplate as the previous lowermost microplate may be removed.
- the invention provides for removing a microplate lid by introducing a pair of stop features to a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the microplate so at least a portion of the stop features are positioned directly over at least a portion for the microplate.
- the lid may be raised with the stop members preventing movement of the microplate so as to permit separation of the lid from the microplate.
- the raising of the lid may comprise introducing a pair of lifting features into a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid with at least a portion of the lifting features extending immediately below a portion of the lid.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lid according to principles of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the lid of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an end view of the lid of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the lid of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the lid of FIG. 2 , taken along line 5-5.
- FIG. 6 is a semi-schematic view of a system for stacking and unstacking lidded microplates according to principles of the invention.
- FIGS. 7-10 are semi-schematic views of the stacking system of FIG. 6 in various stages of operation.
- FIGS. 11 & 12 are partial-schematic views of a system for removing lids from microplates according to principles of the invention.
- FIG. 1 One embodiment of a microplate lid according to principles of the invention is shown in FIG. 1 .
- the materials for manufacturing the lid will typically be polymeric, since these materials lend themselves to mass manufacturing techniques, for example polystyrene or a cycloolefin polymer. However, other materials can be used such as glass or quartz.
- polymers are selected that have low fluorescence and or reflectance.
- materials such as polymers can include pigments to darken the lid and absorb light. Such application of pigments will help reduce background fluorescence. Pigments can be introduced by any means known in the art, such as coating or mixing during the manufacture of the material or multi-well platform.
- Pigment selection can be based on a mixture of pigments to dampen all background inherent to the polymer, or a single pigment or ensemble of pigments selected to filter or absorb light at desired wavelengths.
- the lid 20 comprises a generally rectangular top 22 preferably having planar upper and lower surfaces 24 FIGS. 2 and 26 , respectively.
- a flange 30 depends from all four sides of the top.
- the shorter sides are referred to as a pair of front and back ends 32 a and 32 b, and the longer sides as left and right sides 34 a and 34 b , respectively.
- the flange 30 continuously surrounds the top in the preferred embodiment.
- the flange On opposite sides of a transverse centerline 102 , the flange bears a recessed area 42 a and 42 b and 44 a and 44 b along each side 34 a and 34 b, respectively, extending toward and slightly into the top. Similarly, on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline 104 , the flange bears a recessed area 46 a and 46 b and 48 a and 48 b along each end 32 a and 32 b, respectively, extending toward and slightly into the top. Along each end 32 a and 32 b, the flange also bears a slightly recessed area 50 a and 50 b, respectively, positioned centrally between and connecting recessed areas 46 a and 48 a and 46 b and 48 b , respectively FIG. 3 . Although recesses 50 a and 50 b extend slightly toward the tops they do not reach it, having straight leading edges 52 a and 52 b which are recessed only slightly relative to the leading edge 31 of the remainder of the flange.
- the general dimensions of the top are approximately 5.03 inches in length between the ends, and 3.25 inches in width between the sides, with a thickness of 0.06 inches.
- the flange 30 has a depth (D 1 ) of 0.25 inches (from the upper surface of the top to the leading edge 31 of the flange) and the central recessed areas 50 a and 50 b are recessed by a distance D 2 of 0.125 inches from the leading edge 31 of the flange.
- a sealing feature 56 depends from the lower surface or underside 26 of the top 24 and is formed as a substantially continuous lip, located slightly inboard of ends 32 a and 32 b and sides 34 a and 34 b and uninterrupted by the recesses.
- the sealing feature can support the lower surface 26 of the top above the upper surface or top of the microplate and may provide a seal with the microplate.
- the sealing lip extends 0.03 inches below the underside 26 of the top 24 .
- FIG. 6 Shown in FIG. 6 is an apparatus for stacking and destacking lidded microplates.
- the apparatus includes an elevator comprising four threaded lifting shafts 202 . Rotation of the shafts will raise or lower the shafts relative to a base 204 so that their upper ends 206 can engage the bottom of a microplate.
- an initial lowermost first microplate 214 is supported at a first height HI by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed, support fingers 212 . Each remaining microplate in the stack rests atop the lid of the microplate immediately below.
- a second lidded microplate 216 ( FIG. 8 ) is brought under the stack such as by means of a conveyor belt 218 around which the shafts 202 are free to pass.
- the shafts are rotated so that they raise and engage the bottom of the second microplate 216 . Further rotation elevates the microplate until its lid supports the first microplate 214 , the support fingers being accommodated by the recesses 42 a and 42 b and 44 a and 44 b ( FIG. 9 ).
- the support fingers are then separated to allow passage of the second microplate 216 and the second microplate is further elevated until it reaches a height H 2 slightly above height H 1 FIG. 10 .
- the support fingers are then reinserted beneath the second microplate and the shafts counter-rotated to descend, and leave the stacks 210 supported at height H 1 with the second microplate 216 as the new lowermost microplate.
- the shafts may then be further lowered to their original position to receive a third microplate and the procedure repeated to make the third microplate a new lowermost microplate in the stack.
- the procedure may be substantially reversed to remove the lowermost microplate from the stack.
- the shafts are raised until they engage the lowermost microplate 216 at height H 1 and then further raised to height H 2 to disengage the stack from the support fingers 212 FIG. 10 .
- the support fingers are then separated, allowing the stack to be lowered until the support fingers can be reinserted so that they are accommodated by the recesses in the lid of the lowermost microplate 216 FIG. 9 .
- the shafts may be further lowered so that the support fingers engage the microplate 214 immediately above the lowermost microplate 216 , microplate 214 then becoming the current lowermost microplate in the stack.
- the previous lowermost microplate 216 is then lowered further and may be removed.
- Pairs of opposite inwardly directed stop fingers 312 which may be otherwise similar to fingers 212 , are inserted into the recesses, 42 a and 42 b and 44 a and 44 b, so that at least a portion of the fingers are positioned directly above at least a portion of the microplate.
- a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed, lifting fingers 330 are then inserted into the recesses 50 a and 50 b so that they come immediately below the leading edges 52 a and 52 b , respectively.
- the lifting fingers 330 are raised to engage the leading edges 52 a and 52 b and raise the lid, with the stop fingers 312 engaging the upper surface of the microplate so as to prevent movement of the microplate and permit separation of the lid from the microplate.
Abstract
A microplate lid having a substantially flat, generally rectangular top with first and second pairs of opposite sides. A flange depends from the top of the first and second pairs of sides, the flange bearing at least one recess area along each side of the first pair of sides, the recessed area extending into the top.
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- The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of the following applications: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09,030,578, filed Feb. 24, 1998, now pending; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09,028,283, filed Feb. 24, 1998, now pending: each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to the field of biomedical testing, and more particularly to the transport, handling and processing of biomedical sample holders such as microplates. Microtiter plates, commonly known as “microplates” facilitate the simultaneous testing (or other processing) of a large number of individual biomedical samples. Microplates have been in common use for decades with a predominant format being a molded plastic plate having 96 sample wells in an 8×12 rectangular array. Typical well volumes are 200 or 300 microliters depending upon the manufacturer and model of plate, although other volumes may be provided for specific uses. A proposed standard, designated “Microplate 96-Well Standard” (MP96) has been promulgated by The Society for Biomolecular Screening, as published in Journal of Biomolecular Screening,
Volume 1, Number 4, 1996, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. A microplate which meets the general dimensional requirements of the standard is designated MP96-3. Typically, each microplate manufacturer will also provide a compatible lid. A typical lid comprises a generally rectangular flat planar top surrounded by a flange depending from the top along its sides and edges. - Automated handling of microplates has become an important criterion in their design. It is therefore desirable to provide a microplate lid configuration that facilitates use with automation. Specifically, it is desirable to provide a lid that facilitates automatic stacking and unstacking of lidded microplates, automatic stacking and unstacking of lids without microplates, and automated installation and removal of lids from microplates.
- In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a lid which is the unitarily formed combination of a substantially flat, generally rectangular top having first and second pairs of opposite sides and a flange, depending from the top along the first and second pairs of sides, the flange bearing at least one recessed area along each of the first pair of sides, the recessed area extending into the top.
- Some implementations may include one or more of the following: (1) each side of the first pair of sides may have two such recessed areas; (2) each side of the second pair of sides may have at least one recessed area extending toward the top; (3) each side of the second pair of sides may have one recessed area extending toward but not reaching the top.
- In one embodiment, the flange may bear two recessed areas along each of the first pair of sides extending into the top and two recessed areas along each of the second pair of sides extending into the top, with a third recessed area along each of the second pair of sides, between the two recessed areas that extend into the top on such sides, but not reaching the top. The three recessed areas of each of the second pair of sides may be contiguous and the third recessed area may have a substantially straight leading edge. The lid may have a sealing feature for sealing to the top of the microplate and the sealing feature may comprise a substantially continuous lip depending from the lower surface of the top slightly inboard of the sides and uninterrupted by any of the recesses.
- A further embodiment of the invention is directed to a process for adding to and removing from a stack of lidded microplates. The initial lowermost microplate in the stack is supported at a first height by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed support features of a stacking/unstacking machine, each remaining microplate in the stack resting atop the lid of the microplate immediately below. The process may include the steps of adding an additional microplate to the stack as a new lowermost microplate by elevating the additional microplate with an elevator from below the stack until the lid supports the initial lowermost microplate, the support features bring accommodated by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the additional microplate. The support features are separated to allow passage of the additional microplate and the additional microplate is further elevated until it reaches at least the first height, whereupon the support features may be inserted beneath the additional microplate and the elevator lowered so as to disengage the elevator from the stack, leaving the stack supported by the support features and leaving the additional microplate as the new lowermost in the stack. The process may be repeated with further microplates added to the stack in place of the new lowermost microplate.
- The invention may further provide for the removal of a microplate from the stack by raising an elevator to engage the lowermost microplate, further raising the elevator to disengage the stack from the support features, separating the support features and lowering the elevator. The support features may be reinserted so that they are accommodated by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the lowermost microplate and the elevator further lowered so that the microplate above the lowermost microplate is engaged by the support features and becomes the new lowermost microplate as the previous lowermost microplate may be removed.
- In a further embodiment, the invention provides for removing a microplate lid by introducing a pair of stop features to a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid of the microplate so at least a portion of the stop features are positioned directly over at least a portion for the microplate. The lid may be raised with the stop members preventing movement of the microplate so as to permit separation of the lid from the microplate. The raising of the lid may comprise introducing a pair of lifting features into a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed recesses in the lid with at least a portion of the lifting features extending immediately below a portion of the lid.
- The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lid according to principles of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the lid ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an end view of the lid ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the lid ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the lid ofFIG. 2 , taken along line 5-5. -
FIG. 6 is a semi-schematic view of a system for stacking and unstacking lidded microplates according to principles of the invention. -
FIGS. 7-10 are semi-schematic views of the stacking system ofFIG. 6 in various stages of operation. -
FIGS. 11 & 12 are partial-schematic views of a system for removing lids from microplates according to principles of the invention. - Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicate like elements.
- One embodiment of a microplate lid according to principles of the invention is shown in
FIG. 1 . The materials for manufacturing the lid will typically be polymeric, since these materials lend themselves to mass manufacturing techniques, for example polystyrene or a cycloolefin polymer. However, other materials can be used such as glass or quartz. Preferably, polymers are selected that have low fluorescence and or reflectance. Additionally materials such as polymers can include pigments to darken the lid and absorb light. Such application of pigments will help reduce background fluorescence. Pigments can be introduced by any means known in the art, such as coating or mixing during the manufacture of the material or multi-well platform. Pigment selection can be based on a mixture of pigments to dampen all background inherent to the polymer, or a single pigment or ensemble of pigments selected to filter or absorb light at desired wavelengths. Thelid 20 comprises a generallyrectangular top 22 preferably having planar upper andlower surfaces 24FIGS. 2 and 26 , respectively. Aflange 30 depends from all four sides of the top. For purposes of exposition, the shorter sides are referred to as a pair of front and back ends 32 a and 32 b, and the longer sides as left andright sides flange 30 continuously surrounds the top in the preferred embodiment. - On opposite sides of a
transverse centerline 102, the flange bears arecessed area side longitudinal centerline 104, the flange bears arecessed area end end recessed area recessed areas FIG. 3 . Althoughrecesses edges 52 a and 52 b which are recessed only slightly relative to the leadingedge 31 of the remainder of the flange. - In the exemplary embodiment, the general dimensions of the top are approximately 5.03 inches in length between the ends, and 3.25 inches in width between the sides, with a thickness of 0.06 inches. The
flange 30 has a depth (D1) of 0.25 inches (from the upper surface of the top to the leadingedge 31 of the flange) and the centralrecessed areas edge 31 of the flange. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , asealing feature 56 depends from the lower surface orunderside 26 of thetop 24 and is formed as a substantially continuous lip, located slightly inboard ofends sides lower surface 26 of the top above the upper surface or top of the microplate and may provide a seal with the microplate. In the exemplary embodiment, the sealing lip extends 0.03 inches below theunderside 26 of thetop 24. - Shown in
FIG. 6 is an apparatus for stacking and destacking lidded microplates. The apparatus includes an elevator comprising four threaded liftingshafts 202. Rotation of the shafts will raise or lower the shafts relative to a base 204 so that theirupper ends 206 can engage the bottom of a microplate. As further shown inFIG. 7 , in an exemplary process for adding to and removing from astack 210 of lidded microplates, an initial lowermostfirst microplate 214 is supported at a first height HI by a pair of opposite, inwardly-directed,support fingers 212. Each remaining microplate in the stack rests atop the lid of the microplate immediately below. As shown inFIGS. 7 and 8 , a second lidded microplate 216 (FIG. 8 ) is brought under the stack such as by means of aconveyor belt 218 around which theshafts 202 are free to pass. The shafts are rotated so that they raise and engage the bottom of thesecond microplate 216. Further rotation elevates the microplate until its lid supports thefirst microplate 214, the support fingers being accommodated by therecesses FIG. 9 ). The support fingers are then separated to allow passage of thesecond microplate 216 and the second microplate is further elevated until it reaches a height H2 slightly above height H1FIG. 10 . The support fingers are then reinserted beneath the second microplate and the shafts counter-rotated to descend, and leave thestacks 210 supported at height H1 with thesecond microplate 216 as the new lowermost microplate. The shafts may then be further lowered to their original position to receive a third microplate and the procedure repeated to make the third microplate a new lowermost microplate in the stack. - The procedure may be substantially reversed to remove the lowermost microplate from the stack. To do this, the shafts are raised until they engage the
lowermost microplate 216 at height H1 and then further raised to height H2 to disengage the stack from thesupport fingers 212FIG. 10 . The support fingers are then separated, allowing the stack to be lowered until the support fingers can be reinserted so that they are accommodated by the recesses in the lid of thelowermost microplate 216FIG. 9 . The shafts may be further lowered so that the support fingers engage themicroplate 214 immediately above thelowermost microplate 216,microplate 214 then becoming the current lowermost microplate in the stack. The previouslowermost microplate 216 is then lowered further and may be removed. - As shown in
FIGS. 11 & 12 , once the lid of a microplate is free of the stack, the presence of the recesses facilitates automated removal of the lid from the microplate. Pairs of opposite inwardly directed stopfingers 312, which may be otherwise similar tofingers 212, are inserted into the recesses, 42 a and 42 b and 44 a and 44 b, so that at least a portion of the fingers are positioned directly above at least a portion of the microplate. A pair of opposite, inwardly-directed, liftingfingers 330 are then inserted into therecesses edges 52 a and 52 b, respectively. - As shown in
FIG. 12 , the liftingfingers 330 are raised to engage theleading edges 52 a and 52 b and raise the lid, with thestop fingers 312 engaging the upper surface of the microplate so as to prevent movement of the microplate and permit separation of the lid from the microplate. - Although various processes have been described as performed relative to the
recesses recesses - A number of embodiments of the present invention have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, although the illustrated recesses on a given side are formed in pairs on opposite sides of the associated center line (and particularly the center of gravity), other configurations such as a bored recesses spanning the center line are similarly useful. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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1-16. (Canceled).
17. A lid comprising a rectangular surface comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface further comprising at least one flange, wherein said at least one flange comprise at least one recessed area.
18. The lid of claim 17 , wherein said at least one flange is located substantially along the perimeter edge of said lower surface.
19. The lid of claim 18 , wherein said flange comprises at least two recessed areas.
20. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are arranged in a symmetrical pattern.
21. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are arranged in a non-symmetrical pattern.
22. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are disposed equally around the center of gravity of said lid.
23. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are substantially circular or semicircular in shape.
24. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are substantially triangular in shape.
25. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are substantially rectangular in shape.
26. The lid of claim 19 , wherein said at least two recessed areas are not substantially the same shape.
27. The lid of claim 18 , further comprising a second at least one flange located on said upper surface.
28. The lid of claim 27 , wherein said second at least one flange further comprises at least one recessed area.
29. A lid comprising a rectangular surface and at least two sides attached to said rectangular surface, and each said at least two sides, comprising at least one recessed area.
30. The lid of claim 29 , wherein said at least one recessed area is adapted to fit a device for engaging said lid for removal or placement on a plate.
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