Patent ID: 11872563
Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A reagent container comprising:
a base defining a plurality of wells having openings exposed at an upper surface of the base and a tube receptacle,
the plurality of wells including a first set of wells and a second set of wells, each well of the first set of wells having an opening at an upper surface of the base, wherein the opening is to a well bore and a channel in communication with the well bore, the opening having a first portion disposed over the well bore and a second portion disposed over the channel,
the first portion having a larger area than the second portion, the channel having a tapered configuration and having a side opening into the wellbore that extends from an upper surface of the base along a portion of the length of the wellbore, an angle defined by tangents to the inner surfaces of the first and second portions as the inner surfaces approach a junction between the first and second portions being at least 100° and not greater than 155°;
a top coupled over the top surface of the base and defining windows providing access to the openings of the plurality of wells and the tube receptacle;
wherein a volume of wells of the second set of wells is larger than a volume of wells of the first set of wells; and
wherein each well of the second set of wells has an opening larger than the opening of each well of the first set of wells.