Patent ID: 8038940
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An automated machine for transferring solution from a source microwell plate to a destination microwell plate, comprising: A) a plurality of pins for transferring solution, B) a first actuator device for positioning said source microwell plate at a solution removal position accessible by each of said plurality of pins where solution is removed from said source microwell plate, C) a second actuator device for positioning said destination microwell plate at a solution transfer position accessible by each of said plurality of pins where solution is transferred to said destination microwell plate, D) a pin cleaning position accessible by each of said plurality of pins where each of said plurality of pins is cleaned, E) a circular dial rotatably connected to said automated machine, comprising: F) a computer programmed to rotate said circular dial so that each of said plurality of pins is sequentially moved from said solution removal position to said solution transfer position to said pin cleaning position and back to said solution removal position.