Multi-well plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10967377-B2
Application number	US-201616314819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2016
Priority date	Jul 15, 2016
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A multi-well plate allows for improvement in accuracy of experiments or tests. The present invention relates to a multi-well plate comprising: a top portion placed in a horizontal direction; a bottom portion opposing the top portion in a direction crossing the horizontal direction; and wells each recessed from the top portion toward the bottom portion, wherein the wells are horizontally arranged in a matrix with rows and columns, and each well has an opening formed at the top portion, and a peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the opening to the bottom portion. In the multi-well plate, at least two wells respectively include marks each containing at least one symbol, and each mark is placed at an opening peripheral wall end portion close to the corresponding opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multi-well plate comprising:
a top portion placed in a horizontal direction;
a bottom portion opposing the top portion in a direction crossing the horizontal direction; and
a plurality of wells of which each is formed so as to be recessed from the top portion toward the bottom portion, wherein
the plurality of wells are horizontally arranged in a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns,
each of the wells has an opening formed at the top portion, and a peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the opening to the bottom portion,
at least two of the plurality of wells respectively include marks of which each contains at least one symbol, and
each of the marks is placed on a corresponding one of the peripheral walls adjacent an opening and on an inner surface of the corresponding one of the peripheral walls.

2. The multi-well plate according to claim 1 , wherein,
when at least one symbol is defined for each of the rows so as to identify the plurality of rows separately from one another, and at least one symbol is defined for each of the columns so as to identify the plurality of columns separately from one another, each of the marks respectively provided to the at least two wells, contains the at least one symbol identifying one of the rows at which the corresponding one of the wells is arranged, and the at least one symbol identifying one of the columns at which the corresponding one of the wells is arranged.

3. The multi-well plate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the marks is placed on one region of the inner surface of the corresponding one of the peripheral walls, the one region being closer to one-way of a directional element of the horizontal direction than a central axis of the peripheral wall.

4. The multi-well plate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the marks is formed using a colorant and is placed along the inner surface of the corresponding one of the peripheral walls.

5. The multi-well plate according to claim 4 , wherein the marks are covered with a transparent coating element.

6. The multi-well plate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the marks is provided to the inner surface of the corresponding one of the peripheral walls by color change or removal with laser marking.

7. The multi-well plate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the marks is punch stamped to the inner surface of the corresponding one of the peripheral walls.

Assignees

• Aist

Inventors

• Kato Yoshio

Classifications

• B01L3/5085 Primary

  for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates · CPC title

• C12M23/12

  Well or multiwell plates (C12M25/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B01L3/545

  for laboratory containers · CPC title

• B01L2300/0829

  Multi-well plates; Microtitration plates · CPC title

• B01L2300/0858

  Side walls · CPC title