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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. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick K Chen, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Raymond E O'Bear, Granite City, IL (US);
Assignee:
bioMerieux Vitek, Inc., Hazelwood, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 48 ; 422102 ; 422 61 ;
Abstract
An improved sealant for a biocard or other sample holder is provided. The sealant achieves low weight, good tensile strength, and high oxygen permeability while avoiding excessive fluid evaporation, speeding incubation times.