Patents by Inventor Francesca McGuffie

Francesca McGuffie 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).

  • Nestable Animal Containment Cage Bases and Covers and Nesting Processes
    Publication number: 20230219717
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal containment cage bases and covers that can be nested to disengage and/or collapse one or more cage components or one or more cage component mount members from a cage base or cage cover. Also provided herein are methods of removing cage components or cage component mount members from cage bases and cage covers by nesting. Also provided herein, is a detachable animal containment cage component grommet and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Francesca McGuffie, Dee L. Conger
  • Nestable animal containment cage bases and covers and nesting processes
    Patent number: 11643248
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal containment cage bases and covers that can be nested to disengage and/or collapse one or more cage components or one or more cage component mount members from a cage base or cage cover. Also provided herein are methods of removing cage components or cage component mount members from cage bases and cage covers by nesting. Also provided herein, is a detachable animal containment cage component grommet and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Francesca McGuffie, Dee L. Conger, Daniel Romane
  • Metabolic caging
    Patent number: 11602122
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee Conger, Francesca McGuffie
  • NESTABLE ANIMAL CONTAINMENT CAGE BASES AND COVERS AND NESTING PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20210284388
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal containment cage bases and covers that can be nested to disengage and/or collapse one or more cage components or one or more cage component mount members from a cage base or cage cover. Also provided herein are methods of removing cage components or cage component mount members from cage bases and cage covers by nesting. Also provided herein, is a detachable animal containment cage component grommet and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Francesca MCGUFFIE, Dee L. CONGER, Daniel ROMANE
  • METABOLIC CAGING
    Publication number: 20210059211
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dee CONGER, Francesca MCGUFFIE
  • Metabolic caging
    Patent number: 10820568
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Francesca McGuffie
  • Cage cover with filter, shield and nozzle receptacle
    Patent number: 10314287
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. D'Artenay, Francesca McGuffie
  • Rodent containment cage monitoring apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 10278361
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for convenient management of animals within a rodent containment cage system that includes labeling components, receiving data, associating the data, reporting the data and/or associations and locating components within the cage system. The management of the system may be self-contained, networked through a controller, local server and/or main server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Cory J. Spivey, Michael A. Roes, Francesca McGuffie, Leroy Jenson
  • CAGE COVER WITH FILTER, SHIELD AND NOZZLE RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20180242551
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Dee L. CONGER, Thomas M. PERAZZO, Matthew D. D'ARTENAY, Francesca MCGUFFIE
  • METABOLIC CAGING
    Publication number: 20180116169
    Abstract: Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Dee L. CONGER, Francesca MCGUFFIE
  • Cage cover with filter, shield and nozzle receptacle
    Patent number: 9888667
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. D'Artenay, Francesca McGuffie
  • CAGE COVER WITH FILTER, SHIELD AND NOZZLE RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20170339917
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Dee L. CONGER, Thomas M. PERAZZO, Matthew D. D'ARTENAY, Francesca MCGUFFIE
  • Cage cover with filter, shield and nozzle receptacle
    Patent number: 9706752
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. d'Artenay, Francesca McGuffie
  • Rodent containment cage monitoring apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9516857
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for convenient management of animals within a rodent containment cage system that includes labeling components, receiving data, associating the data, reporting the data and/or associations and locating components within the cage system. The management of the system may be self-contained, networked through a controller, local server and/or main server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Cory Spivey, Michael A. Roes, Francesca McGuffie, Leroy Jenson
  • Rodent containment cage monitoring apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9516858
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for convenient management of animals within a rodent containment cage system that includes labeling components, receiving data, associating the data, reporting the data and/or associations and locating components within the cage system. The management of the system may be self-contained, networked through a controller, local server and/or main server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Cory Spivey, Michael A. Roes, Francesca McGuffie, Leroy Jenson
  • CAGE COVER WITH FILTER, SHIELD AND NOZZLE RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20160270365
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. d'Artenay, Francesca McGuffie
  • Cage cover with filter, shield and nozzle receptacle
    Patent number: 9265229
    Abstract: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. d'Artenay, Francesca McGuffie
  • Animal husbandry drawer caging
    Patent number: 9155283
    Abstract: Provided herein are slidable “drawer” animal containment systems that allow for ready access to contained animals. In certain embodiments, the animal containment systems include disposable cages, and the systems are ventilated in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: INNOVIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Francesca McGuffie, Thomas M. Perazzo, Matthew D. D'Artenay
  • Rack system and monitoring for animal husbandry
    Patent number: 8739737
    Abstract: A rack system having shelves configured to support a plurality of disposable animal cages may include a modular configuration that is adapted to easily provide a desired rack size during manufacturing. A rack system may also include shelves which are configured to receive disposable cages and which have spring biased rails configured to receive edges of the disposable cages and provide a spring bias pushing apertures of a cage against nozzles of the shelf to provide a seal therebetween. A rack system may also include shelves which are configured to receive disposable cages and which have resilient flexible lids configured to deflect for releasable engagement into the rack assembly and establish a seal between the nozzle and receptacle for a controllable flow of air therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Francesca McGuffie, Leroy Jenson, Cory Spivey
  • RODENT CONTAINMENT CAGE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140123906
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for convenient management of animals within a rodent containment cage system that includes labeling components, receiving data, associating the data, reporting the data and/or associations and locating components within the cage system. The management of the system may be self-contained, networked through a controller, local server and/or main server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Innovive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee L. Conger, Cory Spivey, Michael A. Roes, Francesca McGuffie, Leroy Jenson