Patents Assigned to Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.
  • Anaerobic microbe transport assembly and method of using
    Patent number: 3939044
    Abstract: Disclosure is made of a novel assembly for transporting anaerobic microbes from clinical patient to laboratory. The assembly provides a convenient and reliable means of maintaining microbial viability in the critical period between collection and deposition in a culturing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy Dale Wilkins, Franklin Jimenez-Ulate