Patent ID: 11933704
Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for processing samples in wells of a micro-well plate for analysis, comprising:
providing a digital fluid droplet ejection system housed in a housing unit, the fluid droplet ejection system including:
a fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge containing one or more fluids to be dispensed,
a cartridge translation mechanism configured for moving the fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge back and forth over a micro-well plate sample tray in an x direction,
a sample tray translation mechanism configured for moving the sample tray containing the micro-well plate through the fluid droplet ejection device in a y direction orthogonal to the x direction, wherein the sample tray comprises a biasing means;
biasing the glass slides or micro-well plate in the sample tray to a predetermined location using the biasing means; and

ejecting fluid from the fluid droplet ejection head and fluid cartridge into one or more wells in the micro-well plate.