Patent ID: 9744535
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A cassette for holding at least two multiwell plates, wherein said cassette comprises at least two multiwell plates with a lid stacked on each other, wherein said multiwell plates comprise more than one vessel, said cassette comprising: a bottom surface comprising an inner opening having an area which is smaller than the area of a multi-well plate, two short side walls located opposite each other; two long side walls located opposite each other; and an upper rim surrounding the periphery of said short and long side walls and located opposite said bottom surface, wherein said upper rim is sized to allow a multiwell plate to pass through said upper rim and into said cassette; wherein said upper rim comprises one or more stabilizing slits configured to interact with a corresponding set of one or more stabilizing lobes positioned in a stacker; and wherein said cassette further comprises at least two multiwell plate sets, wherein any one of said multiwell plate sets comprises a multiwell plate and a lid, wherein said lid comprises a frame and a sealing foil affixed to said frame, wherein said lid is located on said multiwell plate in a first position, said first position comprising a separation distance located between said sealing foil and the top surface of said multiwell plate.