Pen Format Liquid Collection Device
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12588845B2 to University of Tasmania for a pen-format liquid collection device for liquid sampling and analysis. The device features an elongate tubular housing with a liquid take-up element (capillary) and a retention element that protects samples within the housing. The patent includes 41 claims and names 7 inventors including David Charles Bailey and Andrew Gooley.
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The USPTO issued Patent US12588845B2 to the University of Tasmania for a pen-format liquid collection device designed for hand-held use in taking up and retaining liquid samples for analysis. The device incorporates at least one liquid take-up element (preferably a capillary) mounted to project through an opening in the housing, and at least one retention element supported within the housing that is relatively movable into contact with the take-up element to retain the sample or a component thereof for in situ analysis or later recovery while protected within the housing. The patent was granted March 31, 2026, with application No. 17586961 filed January 28, 2022.
Patent grants do not impose compliance obligations on third parties. However, manufacturers of diagnostic or sampling devices should review the patent claims to assess potential infringement risks if developing similar pen-format liquid collection technology. Companies seeking to commercialize such devices may need to pursue licensing agreements with the University of Tasmania or develop non-infringing alternatives.
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Liquid collection device
Grant US12588845B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
University of Tasmania
Inventors
David Charles Bailey, Andrew Gooley, Florian Germain Lapierre, David John Melville, Rod Anthony Wiebenga, Chau Hoang Thanh Nguyen, Eugen Meyer
Abstract
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.
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/150343 A61B 5/150022 A61B 10/0045 A61B 5/150755 A61B 5/15144 A61B 5/151 A61B 5/150412 A61B 5/15113 A61B 5/150503
Filing Date
2022-01-28
Application No.
17586961
Claims
41
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