Patents by Inventor Bill Whitford

Bill Whitford 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).

  • System for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen
    Patent number: 6342183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting a fluid specimen, locally analyzing the specimen to qualitatively detect specified chemical components at concentrations above threshold levels, and providing machine readable test results for facilitating data collection and reporting. The apparatus includes an assaying device comprised of a cup for collecting a fluid specimen and a cap carrying at least one test strip for visually reacting to one or more specified chemical components in the specimen. The cap also carries an aliquot delivery mechanism for forcing an aliquot of the fluid specimen onto the test strip. The assaying device is preferably configured to interact with a reader device capable of reading the reaction of the test strip to produce a data output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Escreen
    Inventors: Murray Lappe, John W. Goodin, Keith Patten, Bill Whitford
  • System for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen
    Publication number: 20020009389
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting a fluid specimen, locally analyzing the specimen to qualitatively detect specified chemical components at concentrations above threshold levels, and providing machine readable test results for facilitating data collection and reporting. The apparatus includes an assaying device comprised of a cup for collecting a fluid specimen and a cap carrying at least one test strip for visually reacting to one or more specified chemical components in the specimen. The cap also carries an aliquot delivery mechanism for forcing an aliquot of the fluid specimen onto the test strip. The assaying device is preferably configured to interact with a reader device capable of reading the reaction of the test strip to produce a data output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Murray Lappe, John W. Goodin, Keith Patten, Bill Whitford
  • System for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen
    Publication number: 20020009390
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting a fluid specimen, locally analyzing the specimen to qualitatively detect specified chemical components at concentrations above threshold levels, and providing machine readable test results for facilitating data collection and reporting. The apparatus includes an assaying device comprised of a cup for collecting a fluid specimen and a cap carrying at least one test strip for visually reacting to one or more specified chemical components in the specimen. The cap also carries an aliquot delivery mechanism for forcing an aliquot of the fluid specimen onto the test strip. The assaying device is preferably configured to interact with a reader device capable of reading the reaction of the test strip to produce a data output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Murray Lappe, John W. Goodin, Keith W. Patten, Bill Whitford