Patent ID: 7141433

Claim:
A process of simultaneous transfer of liquids from a source container to a target container comprising: providing a device including a multitude of tubes arranged in a matrix, each tube having an entry opening at an entry end and an exit opening at an exit end and at least one alignment member to maintain the pre-determined distances between the entry ends of the tubes and to maintain pre-determined distances between the exit ends of the tubes, wherein each of said tubes being capable of holding fluid by a phenomenon of capillarity, wherein the source container includes a multitude of source sub-containers the target container includes a multitude of target sub-containers, and wherein said matrix is vertically arranged with said exit openings directed upward and in fluid communication with said target container and said entry openings are directed downward and in fluid communication with said source container; introducing the exit ends of the tubes into the target sub-containers; introducing the entry ends of the tubes into the source sub-containers in an essentially vertical direction; and progressively inclining the source container to an angle greater than 90°, thereby transferring said liquid from said source container through the tubes to said target container.