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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:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Dawn E. Mciver, Crown Point, IN (US);
Inventor:
Dawn E. McIver, Crown Point, IN (US);
Assignee:
MicroWorks, Inc., Crown Point, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); B65D 79/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01); B65D 71/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sampling system and method may use a kit that has a package enclosing a swab and a receptacle. The swab may have a shaft and a tip. The tip may be substantially made of calcium alginate. The receptacle may contain a diluent, such as sodium citrate, and glass beads. The swab may be used in an environment to sample microorganisms present on surfaces or in equipment. The kit may be used in a method of sampling and the resulting sample may be used in a method of quantitative testing.