Patent ID: 6117397
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B01J,B01L,C40B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for processing articles, the system comprising:a synthesizing device comprising a first housing defining a first enclosure;a cleaving device comprising a second housing defining a second enclosure;a first plate having a plurality of wells, with each well having a bottom end, wherein at least some of the wells have a hole in the bottom end; anda second plate having a plurality of wells, wherein the first plate may be placed on top of the second plate to allow fluids from the top plate to drain into the wells of the second plate;wherein the synthesizing device enclosure is configured to receive the first plate, and wherein the cleaving device enclosure is configured to receive both the first plate and the second plate when combined, such that the first plate may be removed from the synthesizing device, stacked on top of the second plate and placed into the cleaving device; andwherein at least one opening is defined between the first plate and the second plate such that the holes in the wells of the first plate are in fluidic communication with the enclosure of the cleavage device when the first and the second plates are placed into the enclosure of the cleavage device such that application of a vacuum within the enclosure of the cleavage device is adapted to draw liquids from the wells in the first plate and into the wells of the second plate.