Patent ID: 6884396
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A pipettor reservoir for particulate-containing liquid, comprising: (a) a body portion; (b) a shallow, single reservoir portion defined in an upper surface of said body portion; (c) an inlet port defined in said body portion; (d) a plurality of openings defined in said body portion and opening into, a bottom of said single reservoir portion; (e) fluid-flow channels including feed lines defined in said body portion to deliver said particulate-containing liquid from said inlet port to said plurality of openings in said feed lines, said plurality of openings being arranged such as to agitate said particulate-containing liquid in said single reservoir portion to keep particulate matter in suspension therein; and f) said fluid-flow channels are sized to maintaining approximately equal flow rates sufficient to keep said particulate matter in suspension and the total cross-sectional area of said feed lines is approximately equal to the cross-sectional area of said inlet port.