US 12,246,326 B2
Systems and apparatus for holding plates
David Maurice Cox, Pleasanton, CA (US); Stefanie Nishimura, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Lauren Wong, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to 10x Genomics, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by 10X Genomics, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/009,219.
Application 17/009,219 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/020425, filed on Mar. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/702,702, filed on Jul. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,036, filed on Mar. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391215 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/523 (2013.01) [B01L 2200/025 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A microplate holder for securing a microplate comprising a proximal surface and a distal surface on opposite sides of the microplate, the microplate holder comprising:
a base plate comprising a proximal surface and a distal surface on opposite sides of the base plate, wherein the distal surface of the microplate rests adjacent the proximal surface of the base plate;
an aligner configured to accept the microplate, wherein the aligner comprises a proximal surface and a distal surface on opposite sides of the aligner and an attraction unit between the proximal surface and the distal surface of the aligner, wherein the attraction unit secures the distal surface of the aligner to the proximal surface of the base plate by magnetic force; and
a frame configured to rest directly on top of and contact the proximal surface of the aligner and the proximal surface of the microplate, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of projections that extend along a direction parallel to the proximal surface of the aligner and over the proximal surface of the microplate when present;
wherein the base plate, the aligner, the frame, and the microplate are separable from each other.