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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
O. Burak Ozdoganlar, Sewickley, PA (US);
Yusuf Senturk, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Toygun Cetinkaya, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ant Yucesoy, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ali Gurer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lisha White, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ezgi Yalcintas, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A device to collect a biological sample may generally include an elongated rod having a handle and terminating in a tip; and a core and a plurality of projections extending in a radial direction from a surface of the core. The projections may have curved geometric pattern, such as a sinusoidal pattern, a circular arc pattern, and/or a helical pattern, for example. The device may include a layer of fibers disposed on a surface of the projections by flocking. Method of making and using the device are also described.
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