US Patent Issued to Terumo BCT on Nov. 25 for "Collection bottle with integrated cap, handle, and shield features" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,551, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Terumo BCT Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.).

"Collection bottle with integrated cap, handle, and shield features" was invented by Tanner J. Ladtkow (Arvada, Colo.) and Robert S. Brereton (Centennial, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collection bottle includes a lid and a canister. The canister has a closed end and an opened end and defines an interior space. The lid includes a lid body having a first side and a second side, a shield handle, and one or more ports. The first side of the lid body is configured to be coupled to the open end of the body to close the interior space. The shield handle and...