US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Feb. 10 for "Fluid sample collection container and lid with vented seal configuration" (New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,046, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Fluid sample collection container and lid with vented seal configuration" was invented by Kevin Joseph Dischino (Park Ridge, N.J.), Anthony V. Torris (Mercer Island, Wash.), Robert G. Ellis (Wayne, N.J.) and Michael Bailey (Creedmoor, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container assembly for collecting a fluid specimen including a collection container having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween and defining a chamber for receiving the fluid specimen. The container assembly may include a container lid couplable to t...