Patents by Inventor Berndt Sjoberg

Berndt Sjoberg 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: 10010371
    Abstract: A sampling system for an individual to self-collect sample form mucous tissue is disclosed here. The collecting device has a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual. The collecting element includes an RFID tag for tracking the device and the sample once it is collected onto the collecting element. The system includes a sealable unit to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Aprovix AB
    Inventors: Ulf Lundkvist, Berndt Sjoberg, Erik Wilander, Soren Nygren, Lars Ivarsson
  • Publication number: 20150230872
    Abstract: A sampling system for an individual to self-collect sample form mucous tissue is disclosed here. The collecting device has a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual. The collecting element includes an RFID tag for tracking the device and the sample once it is collected onto the collecting element. The system includes a sealable unit to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Ulf Lundkvist, Berndt Sjoberg, Erik Wilander, Soren Nygren, Lars Ivarsson
  • Patent number: 9060753
    Abstract: A sampling system comprises a mailing package; a cell sampling device comprising a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, wherein the shaft is configured to allow an individual to self collect a cell sample from mucous tissue, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual; and a sealable unit, wherein the unit is configured to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon configured to receive the remaining components of the system for delivery to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: APROVIX AB
    Inventors: Ulf Lundkvist, Berndt Sjoberg, Erik Wilander, Soren Nygren
  • Publication number: 20140066807
    Abstract: A sampling system comprises a mailing package; a cell sampling device comprising a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, wherein the shaft is configured to allow an individual to self collect a cell sample from mucous tissue, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual; and a sealable unit, wherein the unit is configured to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon configured to receive the remaining components of the system for delivery to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: APROVIX AB
    Inventors: Ulf Lundkvist, Berndt Sjoberg, Erik Wilander, Soren Nygren
  • Publication number: 20090043224
    Abstract: A sampling system comprises a mailing package; a cell sampling device comprising a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, wherein the shaft is configured to allow an individual to self collect a cell sample from mucous tissue, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual; and a sealable unit, wherein the unit is configured to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon and to be received within the mailing package in its sealed form. The system may optionally further include a transport package configured to receive the remaining components of the system for delivery to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: APROVIX AB
    Inventors: Ulf Lundkvist, Berndt Sjoberg, Erik Wilander, Soren Nygren