Patents by Inventor Chiao-Jung Kao

Chiao-Jung Kao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240027479
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining recent use of cannabis, including recent use within the impairment window, following administration through inhalation, the method comprising the collection of samples of exhaled breath and whole blood separated by known intervals of time, analyzing them using appropriate analytical methods, and then calculating pharmacologic parameters associated with recent cannabis use. In particular embodiments, the method is used by employers in the routine monitoring of workplace drug policy compliance among employees and in workplace accident investigations. In some embodiments, the method is utilized by law enforcement personnel to gath-er evidence in driving under the influence investigations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: RCU Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W DeGregorio, Gregory T Wurz, Chiao-Jung Kao, Edward J Montoya
  • Publication number: 20210393197
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining recent use of cannabis in human subjects, the method comprising collecting samples of whole blood separated in time utilizing a device that collects and stores capillary blood for LC-MS/MS analysis. In particular embodiments, the method is used by law enforcement personnel to collect evidence in driving under the influence investigations. In some embodiments, the method is utilized by employers in routine monitoring of workplace drug policy compliance among employees and in workplace accident investigations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: RCU Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W DeGregorio, Chiao-Jung Kao, Gregory T Wurz