Patents by Inventor Benjamin Rivnay

Benjamin Rivnay 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).

  • Inhibin-A: a marker for differentiation, diagnosing and screening abnormal pregnancies
    Publication number: 20060046274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, based on the hormone Inhibin-A, of diagnosing, screening and differentiating between normal pregnancies and abnormal pregnancies. The method can be used to differentiate between viable and non-viable pregnancies. Particularly, Inhibin-A can also be used in a method and kit for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Shimon Segal, Benjamin Rivnay
  • Sperm strainer system
    Patent number: 6357596
    Abstract: The invention in the simplest form is a passive method and apparatus for filtering motile sperm from a sperm sample. The invention passively filters the motile sperm using a membrane assembly disposed in a container. In operation, a sperm sample is placed on one side of the membrane assembly, and the motile sperm migrate through the membrane where they can be easily extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventors: Amnon Weichselbaum, Shalom Bar-Ami, Benjamin Rivnay, Helene Stroh