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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. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel L. Kacian, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark R. Kennedy, South Burlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
Mordi I. Iheme, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel L. Kacian, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark R. Kennedy, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cap having a plurality of rib structures situated on an 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.