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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc, Rahway, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Levin, Coatesville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/18 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/182 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handheld, battery operated device that, when activated, will grip a screw-cap on the top of a cryogenic vial, microtube, test tube or other pharmaceutical product container, and automatically rotate the cap in a counterclockwise direction to remove the cap, and automatically rotate the cap in a clockwise direction to fasten the cap back on the cryogenic vial, microtube, test tube or other pharmaceutical product container.