Patents by Inventor Malia Kilpinen

Malia Kilpinen 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).

  • Lancet cartridges and lancing devices
    Patent number: 7927345
    Abstract: A lancet cartridge has a U-shaped support with a pair of anchor portions, a base portion, and a pair of deformable leg portions connecting the anchor portions to the base portion. The pair of deformable leg portions change shape from an initial shape to an extended shape in response to an external applied force and recover to a retracted shape upon removal of the force. The lancet cartridge also has a lancet having a tip end, an opposing base end, and an axis extending between the tip end and the base end. A portion of the lancet is disposed between the pair of deformable leg portions of the U-shaped support. The lancet is movable between a starting position, an extended puncturing position, and an ending position along the axis of the lancet in a path defined by the U-shaped support. When the lancet is in the starting position, the tip end of the lancet is disposed at least partially through the base portion of the U-shaped support, and the U-shaped support is in the initial shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: AgaMatrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Berkovitch, Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Sridhar Iyengar, Malia Kilpinen, Sonny Vu
  • Lancet Cartridges and Lancing Devices
    Publication number: 20080109024
    Abstract: A lancet cartridge has a U-shaped support with a pair of anchor portions, a base portion, and a pair of deformable leg portions connecting the anchor portions to the base portion. The pair of deformable leg portions change shape from an initial shape to an extended shape in response to an external applied force and recover to a retracted shape upon removal of the force. The lancet cartridge also has a lancet having a tip end, an opposing base end, and an axis extending between the tip end and the base end. A portion of the lancet is disposed between the pair of deformable leg portions of the U-shaped support. The lancet is movable between a starting position, an extended puncturing position, and an ending position along the axis of the lancet in a path defined by the U-shaped support. When the lancet is in the starting position, the tip end of the lancet is disposed at least partially through the base portion of the U-shaped support, and the U-shaped support is in the initial shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: AGAMATRIX, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick Berkovitch, Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Sridhar Iyengar, Malia Kilpinen, Sonny Vu