Patents by Inventor Charles Bradley Simons

Charles Bradley Simons 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: 11786894
    Abstract: A whole blood separator device has a sleeve. The sleeve has a sleeve body. The sleeve body has an enlarged first proximal end portion and an enlarged second distal end portion and an intermediate cylindrical tube portion connecting the first proximal end portion and the second distal end portion. The sleeve body is configured to fit inside a test tube and receive whole blood which can be separated by centrifugation into a plasma layer in the proximal end portion, a buffy coat layer in the intermediate portion and a red blood cell portion in the distal portion. The whole blood separator device wherein at least the proximal end portion has an open end. Preferably, the distal end portion also has an open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Ashim Gupta, Charles Bradley Simons
  • Publication number: 20220134328
    Abstract: A whole blood separator device has a sleeve. The sleeve has a sleeve body. The sleeve body has an enlarged first proximal end portion and an enlarged second distal end portion and an intermediate cylindrical tube portion connecting the first proximal end portion and the second distal end portion. The sleeve body is configured to fit inside a test tube and receive whole blood which can be separated by centrifugation into a plasma layer in the proximal end portion, a buffy coat layer in the intermediate portion and a red blood cell portion in the distal portion. The whole blood separator device wherein at least the proximal end portion has an open end. Preferably, the distal end portion also has an open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ashim Gupta, Charles Bradley Simons
  • Patent number: D972144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ashim Gupta, Charles Bradley Simons