Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Oyler

Benjamin J. Oyler 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 collection device
    Patent number: 9732376
    Abstract: A sample collection device having a sample tube, funnel, and cap having a capsule and a piercing insert, the capsule having a stabilization solution. After depositing the sample into the tube via the funnel, the cap is screwed onto the tube, piercing the capsule and releasing the stabilization fluid into the tube. The device can be used at home without clinicial supervision for collecting a saliva sample and transporting the sample to an analysis location for DNA analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: ANCESTRY.COM DNA, LLC.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Oyler, Kenneth G. Chahine, Catherine Ann Ball, Federico C. A. Gaeta
  • Sample collection device
    Publication number: 20150056716
    Abstract: A sample collection device having a sample tube, funnel, and cap having a capsule and a piercing insert, the capsule having a stabilization solution. After depositing the sample into the tube via the funnel, the cap is screwed onto the tube, piercing the capsule and releasing the stabilization fluid into the tube. The device can be used at home without clinicial supervision for collecting a saliva sample and transporting the sample to an analysis location for DNA analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Oyler, Kenneth G. Chahine, Catherine Ann Ball, Federico C.A. Gaeta