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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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew S Goldstein, Beaverton, OR (US);
David F Zogg, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Epitope, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128760 ; 604403 ;
Abstract
A container for storing collected substances for subsequent testing having an open upper end adapted to be sealed with a removable stopper and a lower end having an opening communicating the interior of the container with the outside. The opening is selectively sealed by a frangible nipple during storage of the substances and unsealed for removal of the collected substances for subsequent testing. The distal end of the frangible nipple is enlarged, preferably in the form of a ball.