Sandra Louise Whaley

US Patent:

20050069949, Mar 31, 2005

Filed:

Sep 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/605430

Inventors:

JAMES HUMENIK - LAGRANGEVILLE NY, US
GOVINDARAJAN NATARAJAN - POUGHKEEPSIE NY, US
SANDRA WHALEY - HOUSTON TX, US
ALBERT YOUNG - FISHKILL NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G01N033/53
G01N033/543

US Classification:

435007100, 436518000

Abstract:

A plate for use in mixing and testing materials in the pharmaceutical industry is formed by a method in which an array of sample cells contain a U-shaped structure having two vertical apertures connected by a horizontal passage in a bottom sheet; reagents are drawn in to the vertical passages by capillary action or other forces and react in the horizontal passage. An optional version of the invention includes a relatively large reservoir for containing rinsing fluids.

US Patent:

20050069462, Mar 31, 2005

Filed:

Sep 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/605429

Inventors:

JAMES HUMENIK - LAGRANGEVILLE NY, US
GOVINDARAJAN NATARAJAN - POUGHKEEPSIE NY, US
SANDRA WHALEY - HOUSTON TX, US
ALBERT YOUNG - FISHKILL NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

B01L003/00

US Classification:

422102000

Abstract:

A plate for use in mixing and testing materials in the pharmaceutical industry is formed by a method in which an array of sample cells contain a U-shaped structure having two vertical apertures connected by a horizontal passage in a bottom sheet; reagents are drawn in to the vertical passages by capillary action and react in the horizontal passage. An optional version of the invention includes a relatively large reservoir for containing rinsing fluids.