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Adaptive closure with removable vent for sealing containers and method of use

US8098069B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21References

18Claims

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Assignee

Bruker Biospin GmbH · DE

Inventors

Eckhard Bez · New Bern, US
Melanie Rosay · Bedford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2009
Grant date	Jan 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/307
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A closed container having a single opening is sealed by a plug fabricated from a self-sealing elastomer. Before insertion, the plug is transfixed with a tube to allow air to escape as the plug is pushed into the container. The plug and tube are then inserted into a container. After the plug has been seated in the container, the tube is withdrawn, allowing the self-sealing elastomeric material to close the canal formed by the tube and to form a hermetic seal.

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