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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. 25, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Applicant:
Kirk D. Swenson, North Caldwell, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Kirk D. Swenson, North Caldwell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a container assembly and a method of manufacturing thereof. The container assembly includes an outer tube within an inner tube and a venting pathway extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the outer surface of the inner tube. The venting pathway includes a combination of a textured surface area and a longitudinal groove for allowing air to vent to atmospheric pressure during insertion of the inner tube within the outer tube.