Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fomite tumbler and method of transferring biological material
- Patent Title (中): Fomite翻转开关和生物材料转移方法
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Application No.: US12955307Application Date: 2010-11-29
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Publication No.: US08454224B1Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Warren L. Gardner , Jerold R. Bottiger , William R. Sayers , Leslie I. Williams
- Applicant: Warren L. Gardner , Jerold R. Bottiger , William R. Sayers , Leslie I. Williams
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Ulysses John Biffoni
- Main IPC: B01F9/00
- IPC: B01F9/00 ; G01N1/04 ; G01N1/00

Abstract:
A fomite tumbler and method of transferring an agent from a source object to one or more fomites is provided. The tumbler provides reproducible and adjustable experimental determination of agent transfer between objects such as during handling. The inventions provide a unique mechanism for studying the transfer of a biological agent through a public use system such as the United States Postal System.
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