US 11,971,393 B2
Devices and systems for chromatography column bed support management and related methods
Kevin Kent, Niskayuna, NY (US); Joseph Gallea, Albany, NY (US); and Benjamin Binga, Saratoga Springs, NY (US)
Assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
Filed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,720.
Application 17/819,720 is a continuation of application No. 16/204,225, filed on Nov. 29, 2018, granted, now 11,460,452.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/598,091, filed on Dec. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0390420 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 53/02 (2006.01); B01D 15/22 (2006.01); G01N 30/60 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 30/6047 (2013.01) [B01D 15/22 (2013.01); G01N 30/6052 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dedicating a pair of chromatography column bed supports to a specific chromatography operation, the method comprising:
running a chromatography column according to the specific chromatography operation using the pair of chromatography column bed supports; and
after running the chromatography column, storing the pair of chromatography column bed supports in a reusable chromatography column bed support case, the case comprising:
a housing having an interior and a lid;
two parallel inserts inside the interior, wherein each insert includes a cavity configured to hold one of the pair of chromatography column bed supports;
a divider disposed between the two inserts, the divider including at least one indentation located on at least one side of the divider; and
wherein each of the divider and the inserts includes a centrally located through hole.