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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. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R Thieme, Independence, OR (US);
Andrew S Goldstein, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen C Piacentini, Portland, OR (US);
Nanette M Klimkow, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Epitope, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 58 ; 422 61 ;
Abstract
A device for obtaining oral fluid containing substances for testing. In one embodiment, the device includes a syringe having a plunger at the end of which an absorbent pad is attached. A test assembly containing the device is also disclosed.