Patent ID: 8371051

Claim:
A multi-well plate, comprising: a multi-well plate body having a plurality of wells formed therein, said wells being arranged in an array of columns and rows, said columns of wells being arranged in side-by-side fashion with a first of said columns of wells being adjacent to a second of said columns of wells but not interposed between said second column and another of said columns of wells, said rows of wells being arranged in side-by-side fashion with a first of said rows of wells being adjacent to a second of said rows of wells but not interposed between said second row and another of said rows of wells, a first plurality of alphanumeric indicators arranged in a single column, each of said first plurality of alphanumeric indicators being arranged in collinear alignment with a single of said rows of said wells, said first plurality of alphanumeric indicators being in a one-to-one correspondence with said rows of said wells; a second plurality of alphanumeric indicators arranged in a single row, each of said second plurality of alphanumeric indicators being arranged in collinear alignment with a single of said columns of said wells, said second plurality of alphanumeric indicators being in a one-to-one correspondence with said columns of said wells; and, a visually observable indicia in a predetermined position on at least an upper side of a portion of said multi-well plate body, said indicia having a color in contrast to said multi-well plate body and being substantially permanently affixed to at least said upper side, wherein said indicia is spaced from said alphanumeric indicators, wherein said visually observable indicia is located on one side of said first column opposite said second column and located on one side of said first row opposite said second row such that said visually observable indicia is not collinearly aligned with any of said columns of wells or said rows of wells.