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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. 13, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory Tice, Lutherville, MD (US);
Ming-Hsiung Yeh, New Freedom, PA (US);
Thomas M. Gentle, Jr., Red Lion, PA (US);
Timothy M. Sullivan, New Freedom, PA (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 ; C12Q 1/00 ; C12Q 1/02 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 ; C12Q 1/00 ; C12Q 1/02 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a transparent sample container containing, preferably, a liquid bacterial growth media for detecting microbacteria and a process for detecting microbacteria using this sample container. The container is optically transparent, heat resistant, and stable during storage. The container and process provide a bacterial growth medium substantially free of contamination upon prolonged storage of preferably about one year at 40° C.