Patents Examined by Cary O'Conner
  • Patent number: 6258044
    Abstract: A non-lacerational technique to collect cells in an oral mouth cavity utilizes a brush with bristles which have an abrading surface and collect cells from the superficial, intermediate and basal layers of the oral tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Oralscan/Trylon Joint Venture
    Inventors: Neal M. Lonky, Jeremy James Michael Papadopoulos
  • Patent number: 6048301
    Abstract: A method and device for stimulating biological processes having a source of radiation disposed adjacent to a substantially ungrounded crystal. The device provides a structure for supporting a substantially ungrounded crystal adjacent to a source of radiation such that a crystal photon field is generated about the device. The invention also includes a method of stimulating biological processes by placing a subject within the crystal photon field created by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventor: Thomas J. Sabuda