Abstract: A method and apparatus for assessing fertility in mammalian females comprising sampling cervical-vaginal fluid, measuring one or more of the sample's viscoelastic properties, and evaluating the measurement to determine fertility. Preferable embodiments of the current invention may utilize measurement of the viscoelastic property of die swell ratio, or other viscoelastic properties of cervical-vaginal fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2006
Date of Patent:
May 25, 2010
Inventors:
Gregory B McKenna, Stephen J. Usala, Mark W. Vaughn, Jian Wang, Wei Wang
Abstract: The principle use of this invention is to allow the user to safely put up and take down a pole without climbing a ladder, removing any bolts or fasteners. Conventional types of removable pole support systems can be heavy, costly and time consuming to put up and take down. The “Easy Set-Up Pole & Support System” allows the user to mount a pole, in mainly the vertical direction without clamps or a ladder. The best example of use for this mechanical invention in the use of putting up a removable flag pole on a Recreational Vehicle (RV). The RV pole application is just one of a variety of applications where a removable pole invention can be used.
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