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CA 1181037 A · Owner: Hoffmann-La Roche Limited · Inventors: Schmidhauser, Theodor; Naff, Rolf; Fanger, Peter

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This specification provides a simple closure device which is free from the disadvantages of the known closure devices but has the same reliability as that required in conventional devices of the same kind for use in ultra-centrifuges. The specification discloses a closure device for centrifuge test tubes comprising, an insertion piece extending partially from the opening into the interior of the test tube, whereby the outer diameter of the lower part of the portion to be inserted into the tube corresponds to the inner diameter of the tube. The upper portion of the insertion piece, which is substantially outside the tube, has an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the tube and …

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  • Granted January 15, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 15, 2002.
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FiledMay 27, 1981
GrantedJanuary 15, 1985
Term endedJanuary 15, 2002
Patent numberCA 1181037 A
Classification (IPC)B65D41/18

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1982198519881991199419972000Application filedMay 27, 1981Patent grantedJan 15, 1985Term endedJan 15, 2002

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