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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:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Bruce W. Anderson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Nick M. Carter, Mooresville, NC (US);
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel L. Kacian, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce W. Anderson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Nick M. Carter, Mooresville, NC (US);
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel L. Kacian, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collection device comprising an open-ended vessel for receiving and holding a fluid substance and a cap configured to position a specimen retrieval device along an inner surface of the vessel when the cap is fixedly associated the vessel.