Patents by Inventor Keith A. Haapala

Keith A. Haapala 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).

  • Closure for container for holding biological samples
    Patent number: 8631953
    Abstract: A closure for a container, e.g., a tube, for a sample, e.g., a biological sample. The closure comprises a cap having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container, the second opening sealed by an exterior seal, and intermediate the first opening and the exterior seal, an interior seal. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The invention also provides a method for preparing the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Erin Kim Pavlovic, Keith A. Haapala, Joseph F. Welk
  • Method of preparing a closure for container for holding biological samples
    Patent number: 8034272
    Abstract: A closure for a container, e.g., a tube, for a sample, e.g., a biological sample. The closure comprises a cap having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container, the second opening sealed by an exterior seal, and intermediate the first opening and the exterior seal, an interior seal. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The invention also provides a method for preparing the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Erin Kim Pavlovic, Keith Haapala, Joseph F. Welk
  • CLOSURE FOR CONTAINER FOR HOLDING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20090273121
    Abstract: A closure for a container, e.g., a tube, for a sample, e.g., a biological sample. The closure comprises a cap having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container, the second opening sealed by an exterior seal, and intermediate the first opening and the exterior seal, an interior seal. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The invention also provides a method for preparing the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Erin Kim Pavlovic, Keith A. Haapala, Joseph F. Welk
  • Closure for container
    Publication number: 20070243348
    Abstract: A closure for a container, e.g., a container for holding reagents for an automated analyzer. The closure comprises a cap having an opening, the opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The invention also provides a method for preparing the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Tahua Yang, Keith Haapala, Mark Dewart, Joseph Nogosek
  • Closure for container for holding biological samples
    Publication number: 20070034592
    Abstract: A closure for a container, e.g., a tube, for a sample, e.g., a biological sample. The closure comprises a cap having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container, the second opening sealed by an exterior seal, and intermediate the first opening and the exterior seal, an interior seal. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The invention also provides a method for preparing the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Erin Pavlovic, Keith Haapala, Joseph Welk