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Country	kind	publication No.	Filing Date	Type	Sub-Type
US	B1	US6488669	Apr 21, 1999	Patent	Grant
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant
GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION		Collection cup for an automatic on-site drug testing system		Dec 03, 2002
AU	A	AU4483200	Apr 21, 2000	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION		A collection cup for an automatic on-site drug testing system		Nov 02, 2000
EP	B1	EP1212136	Apr 21, 2000	Patent	Grant
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant
Patent		A COLLECTION CUP FOR AN AUTOMATIC ON-SITE DRUG TESTING SYSTEM		Sep 23, 2009
WO	A1	WO2000062930	Apr 21, 2000	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT		A COLLECTION CUP FOR AN AUTOMATIC ON-SITE DRUG TESTING SYSTEM		Oct 26, 2000

• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED	ONE MALCOLM AVENUE TETERBORO NJ 07608

International Classification(s)

• A61B:DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

• 2002 Application Filing Year
• A61B Class
• 4964 Applications Filed
• 2745 Patents Issued To-Date
• 55.30 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Bucholtz, Michael	Colden, NY	27	506
# of filed Patents : 27 Total Citations : 506
Hutchinson, Michael	King of Prussia, PA	41	510
# of filed Patents : 41 Total Citations : 510
Miller, Rod	West Chester, PA	8	215
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 215
Sagona, Peter J	Pottstown, PA	34	826
# of filed Patents : 34 Total Citations : 826

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 10 Citation Count
• A61B Class

• 0.65 % this patent is cited more than
• 19 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
September 19, 2006	US,7108662,B2   US7108662B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
February 27, 2003	US,20030039583,A1   US20030039583A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 7108662

Device and method for sample collection

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A collection device for a testing system includes a central volume and a trough, adjacent the central volume. The trough is configured with a pour spout such that, as fluid is poured from the collection device, a controlled volume remains in the trough. The trough is configured to receive a portion of a test kit and to apply the controlled volume of the sample to test strips within the test kit. The trough can also include apertures in the wall between the trough and the central volume which allow excess sample to flow back into the cup when the cup is placed upright after pouring and when the test kit is inserted into the trough.

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• MAFP2018
• FPAY2014
• FPAY2010
• I2006
• STCF2006
• P2003
• AS2002
• F2002
• PD1999

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Feb 19, 2010	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Sep 19, 2006	I	Issuance
Aug 30, 2006	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
Feb 27, 2003	P	Published
Sep 23, 2002	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MILLER, ROD;HUTCHINSON, MICHAEL;SAGONA, PETER J.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:013316/0222;SIGNING DATES FROM 20020808 TO 20020910 Owner name: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED, CALIFORNIA
Feb 28, 2002	F	Filing
Apr 21, 1999	PD	Priority Date