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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Neil Percy, St. Paul, MN (US);
James E. Aysta, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/24 (2013.01); C12M 47/02 (2013.01); C12M 47/04 (2013.01); G01N 1/40 (2013.01); G01N 1/405 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4088 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes methods for concentrating microorganisms with concentration agents in a sampling device and the sampling device described herein. More specifically, methods for concentrating microorganisms from large volume samples with concentration agents in a sampling device can provide for rapid, low cost, simple (involving no complex equipment or procedures), and/or effective processes under a variety of conditions.