Meadwestvaco Corporation

The Dial Corporation

Abogen, Inc.

Gunn and Richards, Inc.

Dna Genotek Inc.

Jonathan Sundy

Bryce G Rutter

Melvin Joshua Leedle

David D Kusch

Marc Hunter

Feng Feng

Youssef Biadillah

Stephen Douglas Andrews

Sven Samuel Arenander

Benjamin Cooper Priess

Vladislav Babinsky

Robert Dail

Chris Briden

Some embodiments are directed to a bodily fluid sample collection device for the collection of naturally expressed bodily fluids and include a cap engageable with a tube to close a mouth of the tube. The cap includes a chamber for containing a reagent. The tube defines at least partly a sample collection space for receiving the naturally expressed bodily fluid. The cap comprises first and second cap portions relatively movable with respect to each other. The first and second cap portions are configured such that, responsive to engagement of the cap on the tube, one of the cap portions is caused to move integrally relative to the other cap portion to open the chamber and permit fluid communication between the chamber and the sample collection space. The reagent in the chamber is thereby permitted to mix with the bodily fluid in the sample collection space. A method of organizing and processing samples is also described.

Devices, solutions and methods for sample collection

A container including a base container having a side wall that extends about a longitudinal axis to define an internal volume and an overwrap positioned over the side wall, the overwrap including a first zone circumferentially extending about the base container, the first zone including a first pattern of bosses, and a second zone circumferentially extending about the base container, the second zone including a second pattern of bosses, the second pattern of bosses being different than the first pattern of bosses.

Insulated container with comfort zone

Dual-mode container assemblies () are provided which include an open-top container () with a closure assembly () having a skirt () and a reversible lid () presenting first and second opposed faces () hingedly coupled to the skirt (). In the child-resistant configuration of the assemblies (), the lid () is latched to the skirt () by a latching arrangement (). In order to convert the container assemblies () to an adult configuration, the lid () is opened and rotated 180&#xb0; while the lid () remains connected to the skirt (). This reverses the lid face adjacent the open top of the container (). Closure of the reversed lid () occurs without any latching function between the skirt () and the lid (), so that the lid () can be readily opened. The connection between the lid () and skirt () can be effected by hinged connection of rear segment () and rotational coupling of a forward reversible body (), or by a ball joint connection between a ball () and ball mount (). In either case, the lid () is moveable about respective transverse axes to permit changeover between the child-resistant and adult configurations of the container assemblies ().

Container having dual-mode closure assembly

A cleansing bar includes a surfactant-containing body, which includes a top surface, a bottom surface that is substantially opposite to the top surface, first and second ends, and first and second sides extending horizontally and meeting at the first and second ends to together define a perimeter around the cleansing bar between the top and bottom surfaces. A first horizontally-extending groove is formed in at least the first side surface. According to one embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove extends only partially between the first and second ends. A second horizontally-extending groove is formed in the second side surface, and also extends only partially between the first and second ends. According to another embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove is further formed around the first and second ends and in the second side surface to encircle the cleansing bar.

Ergonomic bar soap

Growing community of inventors

Columbia, MO, United States of America

Jonathan Sundy