Patents by Inventor Kenneth Louis Lee

Kenneth Louis Lee 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).

  • Specimen collection container having a fluid separation chamber
    Patent number: 11889996
    Abstract: A specimen collection container having a separation chamber includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve located between the first chamber and the second chamber. In an open position, the valve permits fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. In a closed position, the valve maintains fluid isolation between the first chamber and the second chamber. A fluid stream passes from the first chamber to the second chamber through the valve permitting a predetermined volume of fluid to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber. When the predetermined volume of fluid passes to the second chamber, the valve transitions from the open position to the closed position so that additional fluid of the fluid stream received by the first chamber is maintained in the first chamber in fluid isolation from the predetermined volume of fluid contained in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Ellis, Keith A. Moskowitz, Craig A. Gelfand, Raymond T. Wasek, Bradley M. Wilkinson, Jean-Bernard Alla, Kenneth Louis Lee
  • Specimen collection container having a fluid separation chamber
    Patent number: 11246572
    Abstract: A specimen collection container having a separation chamber includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve located between the first chamber and the second chamber. In an open position, the valve permits fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. In a closed position, the valve maintains fluid isolation between the first chamber and the second chamber. A fluid stream passes from the first chamber to the second chamber through the valve permitting a predetermined volume of fluid to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber. When the predetermined volume of fluid passes to the second chamber, the valve transitions from the open position to the closed position so that additional fluid of the fluid stream received by the first chamber is maintained in the first chamber in fluid isolation from the predetermined volume of fluid contained in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Ellis, Keith A. Moskowitz, Craig A. Gelfand, Raymond T. Wasek, Bradley M. Wilkinson, Jean-Bernard Alla, Kenneth Louis Lee
  • Specimen Collection Container Having a Fluid Separation Chamber
    Publication number: 20180168557
    Abstract: A specimen collection container having a separation chamber includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve located between the first chamber and the second chamber. In an open position, the valve permits fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. In a closed position, the valve maintains fluid isolation between the first chamber and the second chamber. A fluid stream passes from the first chamber to the second chamber through the valve permitting a predetermined volume of fluid to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber. When the predetermined volume of fluid passes to the second chamber, the valve transitions from the open position to the closed position so that additional fluid of the fluid stream received by the first chamber is maintained in the first chamber in fluid isolation from the predetermined volume of fluid contained in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Robert G. Ellis, Keith A. Moskowitz, Craig A. Gelfand, Raymond T. Wasek, Bradley M. Wilkinson, Jean-Bernard Alla, Kenneth Louis Lee
  • Specimen Collection Container Having a Fluid Separation Chamber
    Publication number: 20180161017
    Abstract: A specimen collection container having a separation chamber includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve located between the first chamber and the second chamber. In an open position, the valve permits fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. In a closed position, the valve maintains fluid isolation between the first chamber and the second chamber. A fluid stream passes from the first chamber to the second chamber through the valve permitting a predetermined volume of fluid to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber. When the predetermined volume of fluid passes to the second chamber, the valve transitions from the open position to the closed position so that additional fluid of the fluid stream received by the first chamber is maintained in the first chamber in fluid isolation from the predetermined volume of fluid contained in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Robert G. Ellis, Keith A. Moskowitz, Craig A. Gelfand, Raymond T. Wasek, Bradley M. Wilkinson, Jean-Bernard Alla, Kenneth Louis Lee
  • Specimen collection container having a fluid separation chamber
    Patent number: 9913627
    Abstract: A specimen collection container having a separation chamber includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve located between the first chamber and the second chamber. In an open position, the valve permits fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. In a closed position, the valve maintains fluid isolation between the first chamber and the second chamber. A fluid stream passes from the first chamber to the second chamber through the valve permitting a predetermined volume of fluid to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber. When the predetermined volume of fluid passes to the second chamber, the valve transitions from the open position to the closed position so that additional fluid of the fluid stream received by the first chamber is maintained in the first chamber in fluid isolation from the predetermined volume of fluid contained in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Ellis, Keith A. Moskowitz, Craig A. Gelfand, Raymond Wasek, Bradley M. Wilkinson, Jean-Bernard Alla, Kenneth Louis Lee