Device and cover providing access to samples in a sample plate
CA 2478841 A1 · Owner: Benech, Philippe · Inventors: Benech, Philippe
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The invention relates to a device which is formed by a sample plate comprising a group of individual sample storage means which are disposed in a regular manner in a row/column matrix whereby each of said storage means can be accessed so that a sample can be deposited or removed. According to the invention a cover can be disposed on the plate in order to insulate the storage means from the environment. The aforementioned cover comprises removable access means which in a first open position, can be used to access at least one storage means and in a second closed position, can be used to insulate said at least one of the storage means from the environment. In this way in the first open …
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- Filed March 26, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 26, 2023.
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