Temporary liquid storage cavities in a centrifuge tube
US5462881A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Centrifuge tube, specimen well,covering lid and method of their use, the well having an inner wall between an upper opening and a bottom region, including between the upper opening and the bottom region a liquid-holding cavity having a liquid drain channel, the lid having a bottom wall including alternative liquid-holding cavities. The liquid-holding cavities are configured and arranged to allow liquid in these cavities to flow to the bottom region only when a centrifugal force is applied to the centrifuge tube.
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