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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2012
Applicants:

Rod Muir, South Mountain, CA;

Derek Kirkland, Chelsea, CA;

Ian Curry, Kanata, CA;

Roy Sunstrum, Richmond, CA;

Paul Lem, Ottawa, CA;

H. Chaim Birnboim, Ottawa, CA;

Inventors:

Rod Muir, South Mountain, CA;

Derek Kirkland, Chelsea, CA;

Ian Curry, Kanata, CA;

Roy Sunstrum, Richmond, CA;

Paul Lem, Ottawa, CA;

H. Chaim Birnboim, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:

DNA GENOTEK INC., Ontario, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/03 (2013.01); B01L 3/502 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); B65D 51/2835 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/047 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0672 (2013.01); G01N 35/1079 (2013.01); G01N 2021/0328 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract

The present invention provides a container system for releasably storing a substance. The container system includes a vial having a sample storage chamber and a piercing member for piercing a membrane in the lid, which membrane seals a substance within a reservoir in the lid until the membrane is pierced by the piercing member. The container system optionally includes a funnel. There is also provided a method and kit for use of such a container system.


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