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US 2005/0229724 A1Published application
Vessel with retention features and method therefor
AssigneeGentra Systems, Inc.
InventorsDarin O'Brien, Nate Morken, Alan Wirbisky
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Abstract
A vessel with retention features for the retention of pellets for use in laboratory processes, manufacturing, and producing packaged foods, chemicals, and medicines.
Claims23
A collection device comprising:
- a container having an open end, the container defined in part by an inner surface and an outer surface, the container adapted to receive a mixture of substances, the mixture-including a desired sample material;
- one or more retention projections disposed along the inner surface of the container, the one or more retention projections extending out from the inner surface of the container, the one or more retention projections adapted to retain the desired sample material within the container.
A collection device comprising:
- a tubular container extending from a first open end to a second closed end, the tubular container defined in part by an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- one or more retention projections disposed adjacent to the second closed end of the container, the one or more retention projections disposed on the inner surface of the container and extending outward from the inner surface, the one or more retention projections adapted to retain a desired sample material within the container.
A method of collecting a sample comprising:
- disposing a mixture including a desired sample material within a container, the container extending from a first open end to a second closed end, the container defined in part by an inner surface and an outer surface, one or more retention projections disposed on the inner surface of the container, the one or more retention projections extending outward from the inner surface and are adapted to retain the desired sample material disposed within the container;
- pouring the mixture from the first open end of the container;
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- retaining the desired sample material with the one or more retention projections.
1 more element
A method of forming a vessel comprising:
- providing a vessel with an open portion and a closed portion, the vessel defined in part by an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- forming one or more retention projections on the inner surface of the vessel, including projecting the one or more retention projections out from the inner surface of the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.