Labels, containers, system and methods for providing reagents

摘要

The invention relates to systems and methods for marketing and using products such as liquid materials, especially liquid reagents for use in microbiological and cellular biological laboratory settings include the use of unique color and simple numeric or alphanumeric identifiers to quickly and easily identify any product from a catalog list of products. Methods of marketing, advertising and producing such products are also disclosed. Particular embodiments include products, product packaging and product labeling. The invention also relates to collars and sleeves for containers, as well as related methods of use.

主权项

1. A method of adding a supplement of an additive into a container comprising:
(a) providing said container comprising:
i. a bottom panel;ii. a front panel, a back panel, each having a height to width ratio of between 1.0 to 1.0 and 3.5 to 1.0;iii. a first side panel, and a second side panel;iv. a first top panel and an access port top panel; andv. an access port comprised within the access port top panel, and, (b) accessing said container through the access port with a device for adding the supplement or the additive; (c) adding the supplement or the additive to the container; wherein the height to width ratio of said container is selected in such a way that the device passing through the access port can touch any point on the bottom panel when the container is resting on the bottom panel, and the device passing through the access port can touch any point on the back panel when the container is resting on the back panel, and wherein the device can point directly at the corner formed by the interception of the back panel and the bottom panel.