Claims
- 1. A combination, comprising:(a) a multi-well platform, said multi-well platform comprising a plurality of wells, and (b) a caddy to engage said multi-well platform, said caddy defining a cavity adapted to receive said multi-well platform, said caddy having a plurality of detents for retaining said multi-well platform in said cavity, said detents comprising tabs disposed about the perimeter of said cavity and configured to bear against a top surface of said multi-well platform when said platform is installed in said caddy, and wherein said plurality of wells are not obscured by said caddy when viewed from the bottom of said combination.
- 2. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a lid, said lid comprising an area corresponding to said multi-well platform.
- 3. The combination of claim 1, wherein said multi-well platform comprises about 864 wells.
- 4. The combination of claim 1, wherein said multi-well platform comprises about 1536 wells.
- 5. The combination of claim 1, wherein said multi-well platform comprises about 3456 wells.
- 6. The combination of claim 1, wherein said multi-well platform comprises about 9600 wells.
- 7. The combination of claim 1, wherein said multi-well platform is pigmented.
- 8. The combination of claim 1, wherein said wells comprise a bottom having a high transmittance portion and having about 100 to 200 percent or less of the fluorescence compared to glass of about 130 to 170 micrometers in thickness.
- 9. The combination of claim 1, wherein said caddy has a foot print approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate.
- 10. The combination of claim 1, wherein said caddy comprises at least one recessed areas on at least one side of said caddy.
- 11. The combination of claim 1, wherein said caddy comprises at least two recessed areas on at least one said of said caddy.
- 12. The combination of claim 2, whrein said lid is pigmented.
- 13. The combination of claim 2, wherein said lid comprises at least one recessed area on each side of said lid.
- 14. The combination of claim 2, wherein said lid comprises at least two recessed areas on each side of said lid.
- 15. The combination of claim 1, wherein said caddy has a footprint substantially the same as a standard 96-well plate.
Parent Case Info
The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of the following applications: U.S. Patent Application No. 09/030,578, filed Feb. 24, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,780; U.S. Pat. Application No. 09/028,283, filed Feb. 24, 1998, now abandoned; U.S. Pat. Application No. 29/081,749, filed Jan. 8, 1998, now abandoned; U.S. Patent Application No. 29/081,969, filed Jan. 12, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. Des. 428,157; U.S. Patent Application No. 29/081,976, filed Jan. 12, 1998, now pending; U.S. Patent Application No. 08/858,016, filed May 16, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,985,214; U.S. Patent Application No. 08/867,567, filed Jun. 2, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,063,338; U.S. Patent Application No. 08/868,018, filed Jun. 3, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,232,114; U.S. Patent Application No. 08/867,584, filed Jun. 2, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,229,603; and U.S. Patent Application No. 08/868,049, filed Jun. 3, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,287; each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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