Patents by Inventor C. Michael Troutman

C. Michael Troutman 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).

  • ECTOPARASITE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110232574
    Abstract: An ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus comprising a vacuum motor, a microscope, a display, a non-flexible pivoting door and a containment chamber, wherein the microscope is in electrical communication with the display. The ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus provides a method of capturing live ectoparasites for observation removing live ectoparasites from a subject animal, disposing the live ectoparasites in the containment chamber, opening the non-flexible pivoting door and inserting a flea control compound, closing the non-flexible pivoting door and observing the effects of the flea control compound on the live ectoparasites via the microscope and the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: C. Michael Troutman
  • Ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 7980200
    Abstract: An ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus comprising a vacuum motor, a microscope, a display, a non-flexible pivoting door and a containment chamber, wherein the microscope is in electrical communication with the display. The ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus provides a method of capturing live ectoparasites for observation removing live ectoparasites from a subject animal, disposing the live ectoparasites in the containment chamber, opening the non-flexible pivoting door and inserting a flea control compound, closing the non-flexible pivoting door and observing the effects of the flea control compound on the live ectoparasites via the microscope and the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventor: C. Michael Troutman
  • Ectoparasite Diagnostic Apparatus and Method of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20090313881
    Abstract: An ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus comprising a vacuum motor, a microscope, a display, a non-flexible pivoting door and a containment chamber, wherein the microscope is in electrical communication with the display. The ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus provides a method of capturing live ectoparasites for observation removing live ectoparasites from a subject animal, disposing the live ectoparasites in the containment chamber, opening the non-flexible pivoting door and inserting a flea control compound, closing the non-flexible pivoting door and observing the effects of the flea control compound on the live ectoparasites via the microscope and the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: C. Michael Troutman