Patents by Inventor Aaron M. Swick

Aaron M. Swick 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).

  • Packaging that facilitates sample collection
    Patent number: 10668474
    Abstract: An article of manufacture composed of tray-like packaging unit characterized by a first section designed to hold a sample analysis slide and a second section designed to hold a sample collection device. Molded into the tray-like packaging unit are a thermoformed well designed to accept a patient's liquid sample from a pipette or syringe, a splash wall formed between the first section and the second section designed to contain the patient's liquid sample in the thermoformed well, and an overflow reservoir designed to hold excess patient sample placed in the thermoformed well. Also molded into the sidewalls of tray-like packaging unit are projections designed to allow the sample analysis slide and the sample collection device to be snapped into the packaging unit resulting in a secure configuration for transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: William Gottermeier, Andrew M. Kirsch, Charles E. Declerck, Aaron M. Swick
  • PACKAGING THAT FACILITATES SAMPLE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20180193847
    Abstract: An article of manufacture composed of tray-like packaging unit characterized by a first section designed to hold a sample analysis slide and a second section designed to hold a sample collection device. Molded into the tray-like packaging unit are a thermoformed well designed to accept a patient's liquid sample from a pipette or syringe, a splash wall formed between the first section and the second section designed to contain the patient's liquid sample in the thermoformed well, and an overflow reservoir designed to hold excess patient sample placed in the thermoformed well. Also molded into the sidewalls of tray-like packaging unit are projections designed to allow the sample analysis slide and the sample collection device to be snapped into the packaging unit resulting in a secure configuration for transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: William Gottermeier, Andrew M. Kirsch, Charles E. Declerck, Aaron M. Swick