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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. 09, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Scott A. Tufts, El Paso, TX (US);
Jesus Flores, El Paso, TX (US);
Manuel Guzman, El Paso, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Allegiance Corporation, McGaw Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 5/14 (2006.01); B43K 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Applicators and a method of coloring antiseptics are provided. More specifically, in one embodiment, an applicator having a flexible hollow body containing antiseptic to be applied is provided. The applicator also has a porous element containing colorant positioned such that the antiseptic flows through the porous element containing colorant. Colorant is transferred to the antiseptic as it flows through the porous element. The resulting colored solution may be applied to the desired surface.