Patent ID: 6682703
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B01J,B01L

Abstract:
A parallel reaction device, comprising:(a) a reaction block comprising: an array of reaction wells, wherein at least one reaction well in the array is disposed through the reaction block, which reaction well comprises an inlet portion and an outlet portion; and at least one first top hinge component, at least one first top latch component, at least one first bottom hinge component, and at least one first bottom latch component; (b) a top lid comprising at least one second top hinge component and at least one second top latch component, wherein the second top hinge component engages the first top hinge component and the second top latch component removably engages the first top latch component, which top lid presses a top gasket into contact with the inlet portion to the reaction well to seal the inlet portion, when the parallel reaction device comprises the top gasket; and, (c) a bottom lid comprising at least one second bottom hinge component and at least one second bottom latch component, wherein the second bottom hinge component engages the first bottom hinge component and the second bottom latch component removably engages the first bottom latch component, which bottom lid presses a bottom gasket into contact with the outlet portion of the reaction well to seal the outlet portion, when the parallel reaction device comprises the bottom gasket.