Patents Assigned to Gill, LLC
  • Patent number: 12397975
    Abstract: A sample container cap (or “cap”) is configured to be used with a sample container for collecting fluids. The cap has a body and a shutter connected to the body. The cap has a (1) first, open position in which at least one body opening and at least one shutter opening are not aligned and the cap is configured so that fluid cannot readily pass therethrough, (2) second, open position in which the at least one body opening and the at least one shutter opening are aligned and the cap is configured so that fluid can pass therethrough, and (3) third, closed and locked position, in which the at least one shutter opening and the at least one body opening are not aligned and fluid cannot readily pass through the cap, and the cap is configured to not be moved to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Gill, LLC
    Inventors: Sarvjit Gill, William J. Gillette, Keith Dirks, Casey Bollig