Patents by Inventor Inge Banauch

Inge Banauch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6383453
    Abstract: A multi-aliquot storage vessel including a container having an upper end and a lower end. At least one of the upper and lower ends is an open end. The length of the container between the upper and lower ends is divided into a plurality of aliquots, wherein a breakpoint is formed between each two of the plurality of aliquots. The container can be broken along these breakpoints through the application of a separating force, to divide the container into subunits containing one or more aliquots. A cap is formed to be attachable to an open end of the container. A sealing device seals the junction between the cap and the open end of the container. A break tool for facilitating the division of the container is also disclosed. The break tool includes upper and lower components, the proximal ends of which pivotably rotate about a hinge between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: Inge Banauch, Hans G. Kloepfer