Patents by Inventor Alan Broughton

Alan Broughton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4277249
    Abstract: Methods and means for collection of blood samples for Somatomedin assay, while suppressing exogenous Somatomedin generation, wherein a Somatomedin-containing blood specimen is absorbed on an absorbent medium and air-dried at ambient temperature, whereafter a portion of the blood-smear containing medium of predetermined uniform dimensions is removed and the Somatomedin activity therein eluted for assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1981
    Assignee: Nichols Institute
    Inventor: Alan Broughton
  • Patent number: D1016842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Broughton, Kevin Will Chen, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson