Patents by Inventor Carolyn Fitzgerald

Carolyn Fitzgerald 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).

  • Dual chamber dissolution container with passive agitation
    Patent number: 6878338
    Abstract: A reagent dissolution device and methods of using the same, wherein the device comprises a housing (40), a diluent (25), and at least one reagent bed (35), wherein the diluent (25) and the at least one reagent bed (35) are separated by a friable barrier (50) and a flow distribution disk (100). Alternate embodiments include chambers with a plurality of reagent beds as well as chambers for the mixing of two or more liquid reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Prismedical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Taylor, Carolyn Fitzgerald
  • Dual chamber dissolution container with passive agitation
    Publication number: 20040228769
    Abstract: A reagent dissolution device and methods of using the same, wherein the device comprises a housing (40), a diluent (25), and at least one reagent bed (35), wherein the diluent (25) and the at least one reagent bed (35) are separated by a friable barrier (50) and a flow distribution disk (100). Alternate embodiments include chambers with a plurality of reagent beds as well as chambers for the mixing of two or more liquid reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Michael A. Taylor, Carolyn Fitzgerald
  • Dual chamber dissolution container with passive agitation
    Publication number: 20030012690
    Abstract: A reagent dissolution device and methods of using the same, wherein the device comprises a housing (40), a diluent (25), and at least one reagent bed (35), wherein the diluent (25) and the at least one reagent bed (35) are separated by a friable barrier (50) and a flow distribution disk (100). Alternate embodiments include chambers with a plurality of reagent beds as well as chambers for the mixing of two or more liquid reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Michael A. Taylor, Carolyn Fitzgerald