Patents by Inventor Alan D. LUTHER

Alan D. LUTHER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122536
    Abstract: A method for using saliva to measure at least one substance or physiological parameter of a human or animal subject may involve inserting a first end of a sensor into a handheld saliva testing device. The method may also involve receiving saliva from the subject on a second end of the sensor, moving the saliva from the second end of the sensor to the first end, and processing the saliva with the handheld saliva testing device to provide initial saliva data related to the at least one substance or physiological parameter of the subject. In some embodiments, the sensor remains inserted in the handheld device while the subject deposits saliva on the opposite, free end of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Efstratios Skafidas, Chathurika Darshani Abeyrathne, Gursharan Chana, Duc Hau Huynh, Trevor John Kilpatrick, Alan D. Luther, Michael Luther, Phuong Duc Nguyen, Thanh Cong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11690566
    Abstract: A method for using saliva to measure at least one substance or physiological parameter of a human or animal subject may involve inserting a first end of a sensor into a handheld saliva testing device. The method may also involve receiving saliva from the subject on a second end of the sensor, moving the saliva from the second end of the sensor to the first end, and processing the saliva with the handheld saliva testing device to provide initial saliva data related to the at least one substance or physiological parameter of the subject. In some embodiments, the sensor remains inserted in the handheld device while the subject deposits saliva on the opposite, free end of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MX3 Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Efstratios Skafidas, Chathurika Darshani Abeyrathne, Gursharan Chana, Duc Hau Huynh, Trevor John Kilpatrick, Alan D. Luther, Michael Luther, Phuong Duc Nguyen, Thanh Cong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190150836
    Abstract: A method for using saliva to measure at least one substance or physiological parameter of a human or animal subject may involve inserting a first end of a sensor into a handheld saliva testing device. The method may also involve receiving saliva from the subject on a second end of the sensor, moving the saliva from the second end of the sensor to the first end, and processing the saliva with the handheld saliva testing device to provide initial saliva data related to the at least one substance or physiological parameter of the subject. In some embodiments, the sensor remains inserted in the handheld device while the subject deposits saliva on the opposite, free end of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Efstratios SKAFIDAS, Chathurika Darshani ABEYRATHNE, Gursharan CHANA, Duc Hau HUYNH, Trevor John KILPATRICK, Alan D. LUTHER, Michael LUTHER, Phuong Duc NGUYEN, Thanh Cong NGUYEN