Patents by Inventor Jeffrey H. Steiger
Jeffrey H. Steiger 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).
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Patent number: 8470230Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall C. Lecroy
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Patent number: 8322565Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall C. Lecroy
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Publication number: 20120055946Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: CAPITOL VIAL INC.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall Lecroy
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Publication number: 20120055947Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: CAPITOL VIAL INC.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall C. Lecroy
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Patent number: 8083094Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall Lecroy
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Publication number: 20110089187Abstract: A shatterproof container and cap assembly includes a container body defining a cavity and being formed from polypropylene impact copolymer, and a cap integrally connected to the container body. A single annular recess is formed in a lip at an open end of the container body. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with the open end of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: CAPITOL VIAL INC.Inventors: Jeffrey H. Steiger, James J. Lessley, Randall C. Lecroy, Michael Lee Pillen
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Patent number: 7854895Abstract: A fluid sample collection system includes a vial, a plunger and a fluid sample collection device having an absorbent for absorbing and retaining a fluid sample therein. The plunger includes an elongated handle portion and a plunger head portion detachably connected to the handle portion. The plunger also includes a splash guard supported on the handle portion. During the sample collection process, the saturated absorbent from the sample collection device is placed into the vial and the plunger is then advanced toward a closed end of the vial to express the fluid sample from the absorbent. The plunger head portion is retained within the vial with the absorbent in a generally compressed state and the handle portion is detached and removed from the vial.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Timothy Joseph Gallagher, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Robert Hanne
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Patent number: 7850922Abstract: A fluid sample collection system includes a vial, a plunger and a fluid sample collection device having an absorbent for absorbing and retaining a fluid sample therein. The plunger includes an elongated handle portion and a plunger head portion detachably connected to the handle portion. The plunger also includes a splash guard supported on the handle portion. During the sample collection process, the saturated absorbent from the sample collection device is placed into the vial and the plunger is then advanced toward a closed end of the vial to express the fluid sample from the absorbent. The plunger head portion is retained within the vial with the absorbent in a generally compressed state and the handle portion is detached and removed from the vial.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Timothy Joseph Gallagher, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Robert Hanne
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Publication number: 20090209044Abstract: A fluid sample collection system includes a vial, a plunger and a fluid sample collection device having an absorbent for absorbing and retaining a fluid sample therein. The plunger includes an elongated handle portion and a plunger head portion detachably connected to the handle portion. The plunger also includes a splash guard supported on the handle portion. During the sample collection process, the saturated absorbent from the sample collection device is placed into the vial and the plunger is then advanced toward a closed end of the vial to express the fluid sample from the absorbent. The plunger head portion is retained within the vial with the absorbent in a generally compressed state and the handle portion is detached and removed from the vial.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Capitol Vial Inc.Inventors: Timothy Joseph Gallagher, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Robert Hanne
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Publication number: 20090202393Abstract: A fluid sample collection system includes a vial, a plunger and a fluid sample collection device having an absorbent for absorbing and retaining a fluid sample therein. The plunger includes an elongated handle portion and a plunger head portion detachably connected to the handle portion. The plunger also includes a splash guard supported on the handle portion. During the sample collection process, the saturated absorbent from the sample collection device is placed into the vial and the plunger is then advanced toward a closed end of the vial to express the fluid sample from the absorbent. The plunger head portion is retained within the vial with the absorbent in a generally compressed state and the handle portion is detached and removed from the vial.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: CAPITOL VIAL INC.Inventors: Timothy Joseph Gallagher, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Robert Hanne
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Publication number: 20080035658Abstract: A container and cap assembly includes a container body and a cap integrally connected to the container body. An annular recess is formed in the lip of the container. The cap includes first and second sealing flanges that form a generally fluid tight seal with an annular lip of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: CAPITOL VIAL INC.Inventors: Peter Caulfield, Jeffrey H. Steiger, Randall Lecroy