Patents by Inventor Cindy M. Dinh

Cindy M. Dinh 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dose measurement
    Patent number: 8535277
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices for use in conjunction with a syringe in measuring a dose using the syringe. In certain embodiments, a clip is provided that includes an elongated portion for insertion into a barrel of a syringe and a locking portion that locks onto a feature of the syringe. Once inserted, the clip physically prevents retraction of a plunger of the syringe past a certain point corresponding to a desired dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Maria Oden, Julia Ellen Davidson Lukomnik, Cindy M. Dinh, Amanda Michelle Guiterrez, Carlos Amaro, Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOSE MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20120245530
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices for use in conjunction with a syringe in measuring a dose using the syringe. In certain embodiments, a clip is provided that includes an elongated portion for insertion into a barrel of a syringe and a locking portion that locks onto a feature of the syringe. Once inserted, the clip physically prevents retraction of a plunger of the syringe past a certain point corresponding to a desired dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Maria Oden, Julia Ellen Davidson Lukomnik, Cindy M. Dinh, Amanda Michelle Gutierrez, Carlos Amaro, Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum