Patent ID: 7807446
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A01G,B01J,C40B,G01N,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A high throughput system for analyzing the effect of a liquid formulation on a plant specimen, the system comprising: a liquid formulation dispensing subsystem (LFDS), the LFDS comprising: an automated moveable sample plate platform for holding at least one sample plate including a plurality of wells and for sequentially positioning select ones of the wells at a well target location, a plurality of the wells having a plant specimen therein; a micro-sprayer assembly including at least one applicator operable to apply discrete amounts of a liquid formulation to the plant specimens within each selected well when the selected wells are positioned at the well target location; an automated movable liquid formulation platform for holding at least one vial rack having placed therein a plurality of row of vials, the platform operable to position a selected row of vials at a vial target location, a plurality of vials each containing a different liquid formulation; and a formulation withdrawal assembly including a valve assembly having a plurality of uptake probes extending from a bottom edge, the formulation withdrawal assembly operable to: