Method and apparatus for accessing a plate storage device

US20060017357A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-26KENDRO LAB PRODS LP DE CORP

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[0021] The invention will now be described with reference to the drawing figures, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout. An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an apparatus and method by which access is granted to an internal storage area which can be configured to hold materials for later use or processing. The apparatus of the present invention provides at least two points of entry through which access to the storage area may be obtained. The entry points can be provided with enclosures which are configured in such a manner so as to limit access to the storage area. Moreover, the apparatus and its enclosures may be configured so as to control the environment within and around the storage area.

[0022] For example, shown in FIG. 1 is an illustrative embodiment of a storage device 10 according to the present invention attached and employed in an incubation or protein crystallization machine 2 (shown in part) having an interior chambe...

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A storage device and its method of use comprises a first door and a second door spaced relative to one another so as to define a storage area therebetween. Each of the first and second doors have an open position to permit access to the storage area and a closed position to enclose the storage area. The first door is linked to the second door such that when the first door is in the open position the second door is in the closed position and when the first door is in the closed position the second door is in the open position.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to provisional U.S. patent application entitled, “Method and Apparatus for Accessing a Storage Plate Device,” filed Jul. 16, 2004, having a Ser. No. 60 / 588,337 the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to accessing an enclosed interior chamber. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for reducing environmental fluctuations in an environmentally controlled chamber, which can occur with accessing the chamber from an external or differently maintained environment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Drug discovery and many of the methods used in the process are slowly becoming automated. This increase in automation is used as an attempt to get drugs to the market place faster. However, the automation has created at least a number of issues in laboratories throughout the ...

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26 Jan 2006

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US20060017357A1

IPC: A47B88/00

CPC: B01L1/02; B01L2300/10; B01L9/523

Inventors: RILING, DAVID; POLLOCK, PAUL W.