Patent SG-11201811331P-A (SG)
Title: Sample tube with integrated mixing plunger head
Inventor: BLAKE JAMES CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\" WO 2018/128840 Al 12 July 2018 (12.07.2018) WIP0 1 PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Diego, California 92122 (US). WANG, Michael Dai; 5200 BOIL 3/00 (2006.01) Illumina Way, San Diego, California 92122 (US). CLARK, Stephen Wayne; 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, Califor- (21) International Application Number: ma 92122 (US). NIZIOLEK, Michael Adalbert; 5200 Il- PCT/US2017/067833 lumina Way, San Diego, California 92122 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agent: SCHOLZ, Christian D. et al.; WEAVER AUSTIN 21 December 2017 (21.12.2017) VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP, P. 0. BOX 70250, (25) Filing Language: English OAKLAND, California 94612-0250 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 62/441,921 03 January 2017 (03.01.2017) US CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 15/841,113 13 December 2017 (13.12.2017) US DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (71) Applicant: ILLUMINA, INC. [US/US]; 5200 Illumina HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, Way, San Diego, California 92122 (US). KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (72) Inventors: BLAKE, James Christopher; 5200 Illumina OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, Way, San Diego, California 92122 (US). ULMANELLA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, 5M, ST, 5V, 5Y, TH, TJ, TM, TN, Umberto; 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, California 92122 TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (US). DREWS, Bradley Kent; 5200 Illumina Way, San (54) Title: SAMPLE TUBE WITH INTEGRATED MIXING PLUNGER HEAD 504 528 610 ) 17 r. 1 .\ 1 512 4---- 520 ----.-:-------- -- 506 11 Figure 5 0 iv GO GA (57) : Disclosed herein are devices and techniques for providing for enhanced fluid mixing in a sample vial. A plunger head ,_ l el may be removably housed inside of a cap that is attached to a container; the cap may have an opening allowing a shaft, e.g., a probe --- or sipper shaft, to be inserted into the cap and into the plunger head. The shaft may be used to push the plunger head free of the cap, GO , 1 and then to reciprocate the plunger head within the container to mix the content. Withdrawal of the shaft may then cause the plunger © head to disengage from the shaft and remain in the container. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/128840 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREEMOMOHHHEMOIHMEMOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))