Patents by Inventor Carolyn M. Pope

Carolyn M. Pope 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).

  • Patent number: 5286453
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a portion of a biological liquid from a sealed vacuum tube onto a microscopic slide or other suitable application wherein the device is formed from an open-ended elongate housing having a cannula mounted therein so as to extend in a longitudinal direction thereof with a first needle end located in the upper portion to pierce the stopper of a vacuum tube and a second needle end positioned in the lower portion of the housing. A protuberance is provided at the base of the first needle end which serves to act as a pump in conjunction with the stopper of a vacuum tube momentarily pushed thereagainst so as to force a predetermined portion of a biological liquid in the tube through the cannula and out of the lower needle end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Inventor: Carolyn M. Pope