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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Bruce W. Anderson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Kathleen A. Dickey, Cardiff, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce W. Anderson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Kathleen A. Dickey, Cardiff, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cap having a plurality of spaced-apart grooves in a downwardly tapered inner wall of the cap to facilitate the formation of air passageways as the cap is penetrated by a pipette tip. The air passageways aid in venting air from a fluid-holding vessel closed with the cap.