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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:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene H Seymour, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Assignee:
Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C12M / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422101 ; 128760 ; 422 58 ; 422 99 ; 422102 ;
Abstract
A saliva sampling device includes a holder, a saliva collector and an indicator. The saliva collector selectively receives a sample of saliva. The saliva collector is a piece of filter paper and is fixed to the holder. The indicator is activated by a preselected amount of the received sample of saliva. The indicator is coupled to the holder and to the saliva collector so that a technician can collect the sample of the saliva and determine that it is of adequate amount.