Patents by Inventor C. Alan Henry

C. Alan Henry 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).

  • Specimen retention container
    Patent number: 8162140
    Abstract: A container and method of using the container to maintain an excised tissue specimen in a fixed orientation during transport and imaging is described. The container includes a body, a flexible, soft retainer capable of holding various sized specimens, an adjustable soft retainer that interacts with the body to retain the specimen against the soft retainer without significant compression or distortion, and a lid that snaps tightly to the body reducing bodily fluid leakage when the container is placed in a horizontal position, and preventing contamination of the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: 2 View, LLC
    Inventors: John G. Hansen, C. Alan Henry
  • SPECIMEN RETENTION CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20070237684
    Abstract: A container and method of using the container to maintain an excised tissue specimen in a fixed orientation during transport and imaging is described. The container includes a body, a flexible, soft retainer capable of holding various sized specimens, an adjustable soft retainer that interacts with the body to retain the specimen against the soft retainer without significant compression or distortion, and a lid that snaps tightly to the body reducing bodily fluid leakage when the container is placed in a horizontal position, and preventing contamination of the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: John G. Hansen, C. Alan Henry