Liquid collection device

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11278225
APP PUB NO 20180235528A1
SERIAL NO

15751664

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A pen format liquid collection device includes an elongate generally tubular housing (12, 112, 212, 312) able to be held by hand and having an opening at one end, and at least one liquid take-up element (30, 130, 230, 330) mounted in the housing so as to be positioned or positionable to project at the opening, the at least one liquid take-up element then further postionable by hand manipulation of the housing to contact a volume of liquid to thereby take-up a sample of the liquid to be analysed. At least one retention element (230a, 330a) is supported in the housing. The at least one liquid take-up element and the at least one retention element are arranged whereby they are relatively movable into contact, and the at least one retention element is adapted on contact to in turn take-up the sample and retain the sample or a component thereof for in situ analysis or later recovery while protected within the housing. The liquid take-up element is preferably a capillary.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bailey, David Charles Ringwood, AU 3 3
Gooley, Andrew Ringwood, AU 6 14
Lapierre, Florian Germain Sandy Bay, AU 2 1
Melville, David John Ringwood, AU 2 1
Meyer, Eugen Cremorne, AU 3 54
Nguyen, Chau Hoang Thanh Cremorne, AU 3 28
Wiebenga, Rod Anthony Cremorne, AU 8 78

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