Patents by Inventor Debra Kapnick

Debra Kapnick 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).

  • Cord blood and placenta collection kit
    Patent number: 7909806
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved kit for the collection of umbilical cord blood and placental blood, and collection of the placenta from which such blood is obtained. The kit improves upon existing kits in that it provides for improved user convenience, provides for the collection of the placenta itself, and better maintains the internal temperature of the container in which the collected blood and placenta are shipped to a blood bank or registry. The invention further provides a method of collecting umbilical cord and placental blood, and the placenta from which such blood is obtained, comprising using the kit described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Anthrogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Chris B. Goodman, Debra Kapnick
  • Cord blood and placenta collection kit
    Publication number: 20080208158
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved kit for the collection of umbilical cord blood and placental blood, and collection of the placenta from which such blood is obtained. The kit improves upon existing kits in that it provides for improved user convenience, provides for the collection of the placenta itself, and better maintains the internal temperature of the container in which the collected blood and placenta are shipped to a blood bank or registry. The invention further provides a method of collecting umbilical cord and placental blood, and the placenta from which such blood is obtained, comprising using the kit described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Chris B. Goodman, Debra Kapnick