Patents by Inventor Eric O. McGhee

Eric O. McGhee 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).

  • Patent number: 12644801
    Abstract: Methods of collecting liquid samples are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a portion of a sample collection film is unrolled from a first reel to a position adjacent a sample dispenser. A liquid sample is dispensed from the sample dispenser onto the portion of the sample collection film. After dispensing the liquid sample onto the portion of the sample collection film, the portion of the sample collection film is rolled onto a second reel. Related sample collection devices, films, and reels are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eric O. McGhee, Alexander J. McGhee
  • Publication number: 20250020552
    Abstract: Methods of collecting liquid samples are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a portion of a sample collection film is unrolled from a first reel to a position adjacent a sample dispenser. A liquid sample is dispensed from the sample dispenser onto the portion of the sample collection film. After dispensing the liquid sample onto the portion of the sample collection film, the portion of the sample collection film is rolled onto a second reel. Related sample collection devices, films, and reels are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eric O. McGhee, Alexander J. McGhee
  • Patent number: 11680241
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bioreactor system that allows active perfusive flow through a porous support medium enabling 3D growth of biological samples. In some embodiments, the system comprises a sample well filled with a three-dimensional (3D) cell growth medium. The system can further comprise a liquid medium reservoir fluidly connected to the sample well by a first filter material. The system can further comprises a medium collection chamber fluidly connected to the sample well by a second filter material. In some embodiments, application of negative gage pressure to the medium collection chamber or positive pressure to the liquid medium reservoir draws fluid from the liquid medium reservoir, through the first filter material, into the sample well where it permeates the three-dimensional cell growth medium, through the second filter material, and finally into the medium collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace Gregory Sawyer, Samantha Lauren Marshall, Eric O. McGhee, Alexander McGhee, Kylie E. Van Meter, Angela Athena Pitenis, Juan Manuel Urueña, Derek L. Hood, Michael Dougherty, Christian Jobin, Jack E. Famiglietti, Ryan A. Smolchek, Padraic P. Levings
  • Publication number: 20200354668
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bioreactor system that allows active perfusive flow through a porous support medium enabling 3D growth of biological samples. In some embodiments, the system comprises a sample well filled with a three-dimensional (3D) cell growth medium. The system can further comprise a liquid medium reservoir fluidly connected to the sample well by a first filter material. The system can further comprises a medium collection chamber fluidly connected to the sample well by a second filter material. In some embodiments, application of negative gage pressure to the medium collection chamber or positive pressure to the liquid medium reservoir draws fluid from the liquid medium reservoir, through the first filter material, into the sample well where it permeates the three-dimensional cell growth medium, through the second filter material, and finally into the medium collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Wallace Gregory Sawyer, Samantha Lauren Marshall, Eric O. McGhee, Alexander McGhee, Kylie E. Van Meter, Angela Athena Pitenis, Juan Manuel Urueña, Derek L. Hood, Michael Dougherty, Christian Jobin, Jack E. Famiglietti, Ryan A. Smolchek, Padraic P. Levings