Patents by Inventor Cassandra Sosa

Cassandra Sosa 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).

  • Multi-substrate subtidal sampler
    Patent number: 11054345
    Abstract: A method for collecting samples of one or more substrate can include the steps of: A) providing a sample collection tube having a first end and a second end, B) providing a cap pivotable about the first end and a footplate pivotable about the second end, C) biasing the cap and the footplate closed so that a watertight compartment can be established inside the tube; D) forcing the cap and the footplate open by attaching the cap and footplate to a releasable fastener, E) positioning the sample collection tube into the one or more substrate to collect the sample, followed by F) releasing the cap and footplate from the releasable fastener so that a watertight compartment is established inside the tube when the cap and the footplate are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kara C. Sorensen, Ignacio D. Rivera, Bart Chadwick, Chuck Katz, Cassandra Sosa
  • Multi-Substrate Subtidal Sampler
    Publication number: 20200408648
    Abstract: A method for collecting samples of one or more substrate can include the steps of: A) providing a sample collection tube having a first end and a second end, B) providing a cap pivotable about the first end and a footplate pivotable about the second end, C) biasing the cap and the footplate closed so that a watertight compartment can be established inside the tube; D) forcing the cap and the footplate open by attaching the cap and footplate to a releasable fastener, E) positioning the sample collection tube into the one or more substrate to collect the sample, followed by F) releasing the cap and footplate from the releasable fastener so that a watertight compartment is established inside the tube when the cap and the footplate are closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kara C. Sorensen, Ignacio D. Rivera, Bart Chadwick, Chuck Katz, Cassandra Sosa