Patents by Inventor Chris Salthouse

Chris Salthouse 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: 20190216445
    Abstract: A system for collecting a sample from a tissue includes a medical instrument having a sample collection region. One or more sensors is configured to detect one or more properties of a sample, and is configured to output at least one measured value representative of the one or more properties of the sample. An indicator is operatively connected to the one or more sensors and is configured to provide a notification to a user of the medical instrument based on the one or more properties of the sample detected by the at least one sensor. A method of guiding sample collection is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew A. Berlin, Salil Desai, Thomas Ried, Chris Salthouse
  • Publication number: 20180049728
    Abstract: A system for collecting a sample from a tissue includes a medical instrument having a sample collection region. One or more sensors is configured to detect one or more properties of a sample, and is configured to output at least one measured value representative of the one or more properties of the sample. An indicator is operatively connected to the one or more sensors and is configured to provide a notification to a user of the medical instrument based on the one or more properties of the sample detected by the at least one sensor. A method of guiding sample collection is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew A. Berlin, Salil Desai, Thomas Ried, Chris Salthouse