US 11,701,663 B2
Pipette tip system
Arta Motadel, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to XCALIBER SCIENCES, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Xcaliber Sciences, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/487,394.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,945, filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/228,081, filed on Jul. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/215,728, filed on Jun. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410164 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/543 (2013.01) [B01L 3/0275 (2013.01); B01L 3/0279 (2013.01); B01L 3/0286 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/14 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01); B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipette tip system for use with a plurality of pipette tips (10A, 10B, 10C), the system comprising:
a base (70) with a floor (70-1);
a support card (50A, 50B) that mates with the base (70) comprising:
a support card top surface (56) comprising an array of pipette tip receiver openings (52) arranged in a N×M array, wherein the N is less than M and wherein each in the array comprises a receiver opening conical edge (55) extending from top surface (56), wherein the receiver opening conical edge (55) is steeper than the top surface, the receiver opening conical edge constructed to abut the pipette tip and provide the support to suspend the pipette tip above the base floor (70-1);
a short-side card rail edge (66B) on an edge of the support card along the N side of the array, the short-side card rail edge (66B) flush with the support card top surface (56); and
a long-side card rail edge (66A) on an edge of the support card along the M side of the array, the long-side card rail edge (66A) flush with the support card top surface (56);
a support card lid (60) comprising:
a long-side lid rail edge (65A) extending from a support card lid first surface (61), which is adapted to slidably mate with the long-side card rail edge (66A); and
a short-side lid rail edge (65B) extending from a support card lid second surface (62), which is adapted to slidably mate with the short-side card rail edge (66B);
a plurality of pipette tips (10A, 10B, 10C) disposed of in the array of pipette tip receiver openings (52).