Patents by Inventor Anne Leavitt

Anne Leavitt 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: 20240102897
    Abstract: A fecal grinder assembly includes a container defining an open interior volume and a plurality of container teeth extending from a bottom wall of the container and within the open interior volume, a grinder slidably positioned within the open interior volume of the container, the grinder including a base and a key extending from the base in a first direction and a plurality of grinder teeth extending from the base in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a collection member including a filter portion and a collection body extending from the filter portion, a keyway extends through the filter and the body for receiving the key of the grinder when the collection member is positioned on the grinder and within the open interior volume of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dumont, Chase Leffers, Anne Leavitt
  • Patent number: 11541396
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic system. In various embodiments, the system includes a housing, a first receptacle in the housing for receiving a reagent container, a second receptacle in the housing for receiving a working fluid and waste container, where the second receptacle is larger than the first receptacle, two reagent access needles positioned and fixed within the first receptacle with each of the two reagent access needles being substantially horizontal to horizontally access the reagent container, and a working fluid access needle and a waste access needle positioned and fixed within the second receptacle with the working fluid access needle and the waste access needle being substantially horizontal to horizontally access the working fluid and waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20220339631
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic system. In various embodiments, the system includes a housing, a first receptacle in the housing for receiving a reagent container, a second receptacle in the housing for receiving a working fluid and waste container, where the second receptacle is larger than the first receptacle, two reagent access needles positioned and fixed within the first receptacle with each of the two reagent access needles being positioned to access the reagent container, and a working fluid access needle and a waste access needle positioned and fixed within the second receptacle with the working fluid access needle and the waste access needle being positioned to access the working fluid and waste container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11358148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic system. In various embodiments, the system includes a housing, a first receptacle in the housing for receiving a reagent container, a second receptacle in the housing for receiving a working fluid and waste container, where the second receptacle is larger than the first receptacle, two reagent access needles positioned and fixed within the first receptacle with each of the two reagent access needles being positioned to access the reagent container, and a working fluid access needle and a waste access needle positioned and fixed within the second receptacle with the working fluid access needle and the waste access needle being positioned to access the working fluid and waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190299214
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic system. In various embodiments, the system includes a housing, a first receptacle in the housing for receiving a reagent container, a second receptacle in the housing for receiving a working fluid and waste container, where the second receptacle is larger than the first receptacle, two reagent access needles positioned and fixed within the first receptacle with each of the two reagent access needles being positioned to access the reagent container, and a working fluid access needle and a waste access needle positioned and fixed within the second receptacle with the working fluid access needle and the waste access needle being positioned to access the working fluid and waste container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190299213
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic system. In various embodiments, the system includes a housing, a first receptacle in the housing for receiving a reagent container, a second receptacle in the housing for receiving a working fluid and waste container, where the second receptacle is larger than the first receptacle, two reagent access needles positioned and fixed within the first receptacle with each of the two reagent access needles being substantially horizontal to horizontally access the reagent container, and a working fluid access needle and a waste access needle positioned and fixed within the second receptacle with the working fluid access needle and the waste access needle being substantially horizontal to horizontally access the working fluid and waste container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: D876960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: D876961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Daniel O'Sullivan, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston
  • Patent number: D879622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston, Daniel O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: D880313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fletcher, David L. Connolly, Anne Leavitt, Matthew M. Furtney, Daniel O'Sullivan, Christopher Labak, Christopher Aiston