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Cover with recloseable aperture

US8152016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

Manfred Berndt · Waldbronn, DE
Jose-Angel Mora-Fillat · Waldbronn, DE
Jan Eickhoff · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2004
Grant date	Apr 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/9247
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cover for sealing a container and preferably containers for a well plate. The cover is comprised of at least a top layer and a bottom layer structured in a way to form a recloseable aperture. Preferably, each of the layers comprise a recloseable aperture structured as flap, damper, baffle or butterfly valve respectively, wherein the recloseable apertures are arranged on top of each other. In a preferred embodiment of the invention a third moveable layer is arranged between the top and the bottom layer. By moving the middle layer, the aperture in the cover can be closed.

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