The present disclosure is a device for carrying tools and sundries that has a bucket with an outside surface and an inside surface. Further, the device has at least one metal band coupled around the outside surface of the bucket and at least one magnet coupled to the metal band and configured for securing tools.

An apparatus is provided having an open configuration and a closed configuration. The apparatus includes, while in the closed configuration, a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel that together create a box partially enclosing a void space. The first panel is rotatably coupled to the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the second panel is rotatably coupled to the fourth panel and the sixth panel, and the third panel is rotatably coupled to the fourth panel and the fifth panel. The apparatus opens from the closed configuration to present the contents therein through a single degree-of-freedom mechanism where the first, second, and third panels become perpendicular to the fourth, fifth, and sixth panels while the fourth, fifth, and sixth panels become aligned in a same plane.

A modular packaging container system includes a cover having a hinge portion connected between a top portion and a base portion along first and second fold lines, respectively, the base portion further including a support portion connected to an easel portion by a third fold line. The support portion includes first and second magnets embedded therein, each adapted to detachably attach at least one receptacle tray to the support portion, wherein the first magnet is disposed between the second magnet and an edge of the support portion opposite the third fold line.

The present invention relates to a container for liquids, comprising a): a base body having at least one substantially cylindrical cavity for receiving liquid, wherein the cylindrical cavity comprises two opposite end faces and a circumferential shell face, wherein the shell face extends between the two end faces substantially along a longitudinal direction, and wherein at least one of the end faces defines at least one opening in the base body in order to provide access from the outside to the cavity, wherein the cross-sectional area of the opening is at least 70% of the smallest cross-sectional area of the cylindrical cavity, and wherein the base body has at least one first magnetic connection means, and b): at least one lid which is adapted to close the opening, wherein the lid has at least one second magnetic connection means, wherein the lid is releasably engageable with the base body via a magnetic connection between the first magnetic connection means and the second magnetic connection means.

A container includes a cover assembly, a base assembly, magnets and a ferromagnetic element. The cover assembly includes an edge extending around an open end. The base assembly includes an open end inserted in the cover assembly via the open end of the cover assembly when the edge of the cover assembly covers the open end of the base assembly. The magnets are connected to the cover assembly or the base assemblies while the ferromagnetic element is connected to the base assembly or the cover assembly. The magnets are operable to magnetically attract the ferromagnetic element to keep the cover assembly covering the open end of the base assembly.

A method of detection of a target nucleic acid is provided. The method performs a digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) that extends the functionality of the next-generation sequencer on Patterned Flow Cell based technology. The method further includes partitioning a sample into the patterned flow cell, detecting the target nucleic acid, and counting the target nucleic acid.

There is disclosed a magnetic tray having a first tray and a second tray connected to each other and which are the same or substantially the same. The first and second trays are collapsible and expandable. The first and second trays each include a body member adapted to be collapsible and expandable; a base member adapted to fit in the bottom of the body member and having a magnet on a first side of the base member and one or more magnets on a second side of the base member; and a collar member having a hinge member and a lock member. The first tray and the second tray are connected to each other by the hinge members. The first tray and the second trays are adapted to be separable by the hinge members.

A magnetic object holder is a device for releasably attaching an object to a ferromagnetic surface. The device can include an insulated flexible sleeve defining an interior space in which the object is removably receivable. The sleeve grips the object in an interference fit when the object is received in the interior space. One or more magnets secured to a portion of the sleeve enables the sleeve to be releasably attached to the ferromagnetic surface while the object is received in the interior space.