Patents by Inventor Benjamin Curtis Stone

Benjamin Curtis Stone 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).

  • Systems & methods for providing an early indicator of true positive probability of a test sample
    Publication number: 20200165656
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides illustrative embodiments of a system for tracking microbiology test samples with relatively lower rates of contamination in order to separate test results from samples with a higher positive predictive value (PPV) from those with a lower PPV in order to provide an early indicator of true positive probability and prevent delays in appropriate treatment of patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Curtis Stone
  • Method of body fluid specimen collection
    Patent number: 6913580
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a method of fluid specimen collection comprises the steps of: preparing a site for puncture using an antiseptic; piercing the prepared puncture site using a fluid collection needle; collecting a first body fluid specimen using a device for collecting the first body fluid specimen; collecting a second body fluid specimen using a device for collecting the second body fluid specimen and; selecting the second body fluid specimen for a diagnostic test of a kind that detects the presence of organisms in the second body fluid specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Inventor: Benjamin Curtis Stone
  • Method of body fluid specimen collection
    Publication number: 20030013991
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a method of fluid specimen collection comprises the steps of: preparing a site for puncture using an antiseptic; piercing the prepared puncture site using a fluid collection needle; collecting a first body fluid specimen using a device for collecting the first body fluid specimen; collecting a second body fluid specimen using a device for collecting the second body fluid specimen and; selecting the second body fluid specimen for a diagnostic test of a kind that detects the presence of organisms in the second body fluid specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Benjamin Curtis Stone