Patents by Inventor ERIC L. HAMILTON

ERIC L. HAMILTON 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for viral and bacterial breath collection
    Patent number: 12721543
    Abstract: Breath is used to detect the presence of absence of viruses or bacteria in a test subject. A series of devices can be used to collect a breath specimen. The breath specimen is either passed through a liquid or mixed with a liquid, the liquid capturing the viruses or bacteria contained in the breath. Alternatively, the breath specimen passes a filter medium, and the filter medium captures the viruses or bacteria contained in the breath. Liquid is then passed by the filter medium and collected. Liquids captured by these methods can then be tested by a laboratory, for instance using PCR techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: QuinTron Instrument Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric L. Hamilton
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VIRAL AND BACTERIAL BREATH COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20230148903
    Abstract: Breath is used to detect the presence of absence of viruses or bacteria in a test subject. A series of devices can be used to collect a breath specimen. The breath specimen is either passed through a liquid or mixed with a liquid, the liquid capturing the viruses or bacteria contained in the breath. Alternatively, the breath specimen passes a filter medium, and the filter medium captures the viruses or bacteria contained in the breath. Liquid is then passed by the filter medium and collected. Liquids captured by these methods can then be tested by a laboratory, for instance using PCR techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: QUINTRON INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: ERIC L. HAMILTON