Textured surface for test sample cards and mold for manufacturing same
CA 2236730 C · Owner: Dimieri, William L. · Inventors: Dimieri, William L.; Staples, John L.
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A test sample card is produced from a mold machined in accordance with an electronic discharge machining (EDM) process with a resulting finely textured surface of the mold left intact. The mold produces a test sample card that has an even finely textured surface which improves the adhesion of a membrane to the card surface. The card is better able to withstand prolonged incubation periods without separation of the adhesive membrane from the card surface as compared to prior art cards.
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- Filed May 5, 1998 and granted July 9, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 5, 2018.
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