Patent ID: 6635430
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A filtrate-holder plate comprising polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene resin and containing a plurality of wells, wherein:each of said wells is capable of securely containing a centrifugal filter unit having a base, reservoir and filter membrane; said wells contain an opening on their bottom surface sufficient in size to allow said base of said filter unit, but not said reservoir or filter membrane of said filter unit, to pass through said bottom surface and into a reversible-well collection plate; said wells having a circular circumference; and wherein: said filtrate-holder plate has side surfaces and an exterior bottom surface that contains a plurality of pegs protruding therefrom sufficient in number and size to connect said plate to a reversible-well collection plate; and said side and bottom surfaces of said filtrate-holder plate contain a plurality of V-shaped grooves sufficient in number and size to allow said filtrate-holder plate to be held by a standard automated device.