Pierceable cap having spaced-apart grooves
US8334145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cap having a plurality of spaced-apart grooves in a downwardly tapered inner wall of the cap to facilitate the formation of air passageways as the cap is penetrated by a pipette tip. The air passageways aid in venting air from a fluid-holding vessel closed with the cap.
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