Patents by Inventor Donna Dancer

Donna Dancer 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: 20110195507
    Abstract: The present invention is a testing apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a date rape drug such as flunitrazepam or gamma hydroxyl butyrate in a liquid, such as an alcoholic beverage. The testing apparatus includes a base member and a flap member removably attached to the base member. The testing apparatus also includes at least one testing stick enclosed within the base member. The testing sticks include an elongated member and a chemical reagent disposed on the distal end or anywhere along the elongated member. The chemical reagents utilized to detect the presence of flunitrazepam are Zimmerman's Test reagent methanolic 2,4-dinitrobenzene and potassium hydroxide and the chemical reagent for GHB is 5,5 Dibromo-o-cresolsulfonphthalein. The chemical agent reacts with the date rape drug to produce a change in color of the chemical reagent indicating the presence of the date rape drug in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Donna Dancer
  • Publication number: 20090286322
    Abstract: Disclosed is a testing apparatus for detecting the presence of harmful substances in a fluid. The testing apparatus includes a base member and a flap member removably attached to the base member. Further, the testing apparatus includes at least one testing stick enclosed within the base member. The at least one testing stick includes an elongated member and a chemical reagent disposed on the elongated member. The chemical reagent is capable of reacting with the harmful substances. Such a reaction of the chemical agent with the harmful substances results in a change in a color of the chemical reagent indicating the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid. Further disclosed is a method for detecting the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid using the testing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Donna Dancer