Patents by Inventor Carrie Lynn Holmes

Carrie Lynn Holmes 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).

  • Holder for PCR sample collection and preparation
    Patent number: 7682824
    Abstract: A holder for PCR sample collection and preparation and method of using which has a buffer container housing removably connected to a plunger housing. A swab attached to an end of a plunger collects a sample of a specimen to be analyzed for biological warfare agents. The swab and plunger are inserted into the plunger housing, a buffer container is positioned inside the buffer container housing and the buffer container housing and plunger housing are attached. A buffer passes through the swab and elutes off the sample and the sample mixes with a reagent. The prepared sample loads into a reaction tube, by a whipping action, for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Smiths Detection Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Jason Green, Carrie Lynn Holmes
  • PCR sample preparation holder and method
    Patent number: 7238520
    Abstract: A simplified Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample preparation apparatus and method of using a PCR sample preparation for both liquid and dry samples. A portable apparatus comprising a handle removably attached to a wand assembly. The handle includes a cover and a swab with an absorbent material. The wand assembly includes a buffer container for a buffer that is ruptured by a spike when the holder is inserted into the wand assembly. The apparatus may include a waste container removably attached to a tube comprising a plunger, a safety clip to prevent the plunger from depressing, and a port for introduction of a liquid sample. A filter on the waste container collects a specimen of the liquid sample for preparation as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Smiths Detection Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Chapman Brown, Carrie Lynn Holmes, Eric Scott Clasen, Richard Karl Pallo, Michael Joseph Rello, Lisa Miller, Tiffany Howland
  • PCR sample preparation holder and method
    Publication number: 20040214200
    Abstract: A simplified Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample preparation apparatus and method of using a PCR sample preparation for both liquid and dry samples. A portable apparatus comprising a handle removably attached to a wand assembly. The handle includes a cover and a swab with an absorbent material. The wand assembly includes a buffer container for a buffer that is ruptured by a spike when the holder is inserted into the wand assembly. The apparatus may include a waste container removably attached to a tube comprising a plunger, a safety clip to prevent the plunger from depressing, and a port for introduction of a liquid sample. A filter on the waste container collects a specimen of the liquid sample for preparation as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: SMITHS DETECTION-EDGEWOOD, INC.
    Inventors: Drew Chapman Brown, Carrie Lynn Holmes, Eric Scott Clasen, Richard Karl Pallo, Michael Joseph Rello, Lisa Miller, Tiffany Howland