Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Nollar

Andrew J. Nollar 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).

  • Sample cassette for collecting tissue samples from a fluid stream, the cassette including plural catch trays for retaining plural samples
    Patent number: 11647995
    Abstract: A cassette for retrieving plural tissue samples from a fluid stream. The cassette includes a bypass conduit and plural voids. A catch tray is removably seated in each of the voids. A fitting extends from the cassette. The cassette has an outlet opening through which a suction is drawn. The cassette also has a valve. The valve directs the fluid stream from the fitting so the fluid stream flows through the bypass conduit or through one of the voids in which a catch tray is seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Peterson, Chamara L. Gamhewage, Andrew J. Nollar, Stephen J. Reasoner
  • SAMPLE CASSETTE FOR COLLECTING TISSUE SAMPLES FROM A FLUID STREAM, THE CASSETTE INCLUDING PLURAL CATCH TRAYS FOR RETAINING PLURAL SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20190038195
    Abstract: A cassette for retrieving plural tissue samples from a fluid stream. The cassette includes a bypass conduit and plural voids. A catch tray is removably seated in each of the voids. A fitting extends from the cassette. The cassette has an outlet opening through which a suction is drawn. The cassette also has a valve. The valve directs the fluid stream from the fitting so the fluid stream flows through the bypass conduit or through one of the voids in which a catch tray is seated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Peterson, Chamara L. Gamhewage, Andrew J. Nollar, Stephen J. Reasoner