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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:
Sep. 22, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara T Skiba, Chicago, IL (US);
Donald R Harreld, Woodstock, IL (US);
Lawrence G Ponsi, Wheeling, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sage Products, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422102 ; 422 61 ; 422 58 ; 209 17 ; 7386441 ; 128757 ;
Abstract
A device for collection and transporting of stool samples. The device has a container with a lid having a spoon secured to the underside of the lid. The spoon is angled at approximately 45.degree. to facilitate sample collection, and has a generally straight cutting edge. A secondary access aperture is provided in the lid for accessing the interior of the container once the lid has been applied.