Receptacle Or Vessel (14) Patents (Class D24/121)
  • Patent number: 7588562
    Abstract: A fluid collection apparatus is provided that includes a housing configured for receipt of fluid and/or tissue for collecting fluid therefrom. A holder is configured with the housing to receive an evacuated tube. The holder can include a needle hub supporting a needle cannula in fluid communication with a port extending into a fluid well of the housing. A sloped bottom surface of the housing directs fluid to the fluid well. A sidewall extension or support component extends downward beyond the sloped bottom surface to allow the housing to be stood upright on a flat surface. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a tubular cavity to provide a recessed location of the needle cannula for preventing accidental needle injuries. An optional cap provides further shielding from needle cannula and safely maintains fluid in housing after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Mary Jo. A. Toomey, Bradley M. Stewart, Lee C. Burnes, Eugene E. Weilbacher
  • Patent number: D522663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Medical Instill Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Py, Norbert M. Assion, Julian V. Chan
  • Patent number: D523141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: BTG International Limited
    Inventor: Laurence Massey
  • Patent number: D530815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Optinose AS
    Inventors: Martin Joseph Murphy, Stuart Brian William Kay, Andrew Gordon Pocock
  • Patent number: D533670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Medical Instill Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Py, Norbert M. Assion, Julian V. Chan
  • Patent number: D538925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Steven Ward, Eric Alexander Ward
  • Patent number: D539417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sound Surgical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: William W. Cimino
  • Patent number: D544096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Dade Behring Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Mark Walters, Jeannine Marie Carrio, Richard Grear Warwick, Thomas P. Shields
  • Patent number: D544959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventor: Morihiro Sudo
  • Patent number: D547443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventor: Morihiro Sudo
  • Patent number: D548329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Sound Surgical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: William W. Cimino
  • Patent number: D559396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: GW Pharma Limited
    Inventor: Rajiv B. Dave
  • Patent number: D562448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventor: Susan C. Donohue
  • Patent number: D574488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventor: Marc Chauvin
  • Patent number: D583933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Jeff Finney, Kathy Finney
  • Patent number: D588692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Innovation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul J. Rucinski
  • Patent number: D589141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Inventors: Tasi L. McClellan, Michael R. McClellan
  • Patent number: D591417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Nichetti
  • Patent number: D597203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Mark Tauer
  • Patent number: D599012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: David Falbaum, Brian Philip Carlson, Michael Patrick Kremer
  • Patent number: D605282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Nichetti
  • Patent number: D605754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Vernacare Limited
    Inventors: Wayne Nelson, Garry Partington
  • Patent number: D610254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Inventor: Blane Huff
  • Patent number: D610700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Jawkaumi Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Edward Joseph Khoury
  • Patent number: D612489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Vernacare Limited
    Inventors: Garry Partington, Wayne Nelson
  • Patent number: D617894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: James H. Wright
  • Patent number: D618342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Perrin, Gerard Val Madritsch, Theodore E. Dhein, Jeffrey S. Jaworski
  • Patent number: D620590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: John Wan
  • Patent number: D621927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Spectrum Health Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Angel I. Dominguez, Wayne A. Blessing
  • Patent number: D632782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Margarita Aguilo-Pinedo
  • Patent number: D641866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Burgess, John Kutsch
  • Patent number: D642260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Inventor: William Hendricks
  • Patent number: D644317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: CW Medical (Taiwan) Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Yao Tsao
  • Patent number: D644323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Burgess, John Kutsch
  • Patent number: D645559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Green, James Gilmore
  • Patent number: D645560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Green, James Gilmore
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    Patent number: D669169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Whole Life Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Washington, Jeffrey P. Schlais, Michael M. Potempa, Brian S. Potempa
  • Patent number: D674482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Raymond K. Wurapa
  • Patent number: D678516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Johnson N. S. Wong
  • Patent number: D679807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Burgess, John Kutsch
  • Patent number: D687304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: TPP Techno Plastic Products AG
    Inventor: Rolf Tanner
  • Patent number: D688795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Tenga Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuura
  • Patent number: D694404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Burgess, John Kutsch
  • Patent number: D696892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: AeroDesigns, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Bretillot
  • Patent number: D705926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc
    Inventors: James E. Burgess, John Kutsch
  • Patent number: D724204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventor: Steven A. Shubin, Sr.
  • Patent number: D726308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Steven A. Shubin, Sr., Steven A. Shubin, Jr.
  • Patent number: D726309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: John Wood, Mike O'Neil
  • Patent number: D727494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Logue and Co. Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Anthony Thomas Logue
  • Patent number: D728783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Logue and Co. Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Anthony Thomas Logue