Patent ID: 7314595
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C40B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spotting system, comprising: a microplate holder constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of microplates; a microplate handling apparatus constructed and arranged to retrieve from the microplate holder a first microplate having a plurality of wells; at least one depositing element, including a pin and a ring, constructed and arranged to receive biological material from the first microplate by dipping into the well of the microplate and to deposit the biological material on one or more substrates; a cleaning apparatus constructed and arranged to wash a depositing element after it has deposited the biological material; and a computer system including a processor, a display and a memory unit, the memory unit having stored therein executable computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, provide one or more graphical user interfaces constructed and arranged to (a) present a user with an option to select the first microplate, (b) present the user with an option to associate at least one probe material with one or more of the plurality of wells of the first microplate, and (c) present the user with an option to associate one or more locations on the one or more substrates with the one or more wells.