Patent ID: 6759014
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B01J,C40B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for parallel processing of multiple reaction mixtures, said apparatus comprisinga reactor having an exterior surface, vessels in the reactor for holding said reaction mixtures, each vessel having a central longitudinal axis, a cannula for introducing fluid reaction material into the vessels, said cannula having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a port generally adjacent said distal end for delivery of said reaction material from the cannula, cannula passages in the reactor extending between said exterior surface of the reactor and said vessels, each cannula passage extending at an angle relative to said central longitudinal axis of a respective vessel, and a robot system operable to insert the cannula through a selected cannula passage and into a respective vessel for the delivery of said reaction material from the cannula to the respective vessel, and to withdraw the cannula from the selected cannula passage and respective vessel.