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Test card with well shelf

US10987668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

BIOMERIEUX, INC. · FR

Inventors

Ross Mulder · Lake Saint Louis, US
Noah Monroe · Wood River, US
Raymond O'Bear · Granite City, US
Brian Livingston · Chesterfield, US
Patrick Yerbic · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C45/263
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided herein are a test card, method of manufacturing the same, and mold for manufacturing the same. The test card may include a body and a well. The body may include a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The well may define an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface and configured to receive a sample therein. The well may further include a shelf extending into the opening, such that the opening is narrower between the shelf and the second surface than between the shelf and the first surface.

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