Patent ID: 11866683
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A cell culture apparatus, comprising:
a cell culture module comprising multiple cell culture chambers;
each cell culture chamber having a top, a bottom and sidewalls, defining an interior space for culturing cells;
wherein each cell culture chamber has at least one inlet in a sidewall of the cell culture chamber through which liquid can flow into and out of the cell culture chamber;
wherein the multiple cell culture chambers are stacked one above the other to form the cell culture module;
a manifold comprising a side wall base structure and a monolithic column;
wherein the manifold is aligned along a side of the cell culture module;
wherein the manifold provides a fluid pathway from a manifold opening to each of the cell culture chambers through cell culture chamber inlets;
wherein the monolithic column is a portion of the manifold and comprises a cross-sectional shape extending along the multiple cell culture chambers;
and wherein the monolithic column provides an enlarged volume inside the manifold to enable fluid to flow through the manifold to the cell culture chamber inlets.