Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of multiple reaction mixtures

US6759014B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Symyx Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• G. Cameron Dales · Saratoga, US
• Jonah Troth · Mountain View, US
• Kenneth Higashihara · Mountain View, US
• Gary M. Diamond · Menlo Park, US
• Vince Murphy · Cupertino, US
• William Chandler · Milpitas, US
• Trevor Frank · Fremont, US
• J. Christopher Freitag · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 26, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 6, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 11, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/2575
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A parallel reactor system including a reactor and vessels in the reactor for holding reaction mixtures, and a cannula for introducing fluid reaction material into the vessels. A robot system is operable to insert the cannula into cannula passages in the reactor for delivery of reaction materials, including slurries, to respective vessels, and to withdraw the cannula from the cannula passages after delivery. Related methods are also disclosed.