Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Kidd

Geoffrey Kidd 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).

  • Container for dying biological samples, method of making such container, and method of using same
    Patent number: 6503455
    Abstract: A container suitable for high speed centrifugation is provided with a cap carrying a microbe-impermeable filter means. The filter means permits gas flow into and out of the container but prevents microbes from entering the container. A method of making such a container is also described. A preferred embodiment is for a container that can be used as a microcentrifuge tube. A method of drying, e.g., lyophilizing, a biological sample using the container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventor: Geoffrey Kidd
  • Container for drying biological samples, method of making such container, and method of using same
    Patent number: 5958778
    Abstract: A container suitable for high speed centrifugation is provided with a cap carrying a microbe-impermeable filter means. The filter means permits gas flow into and out of the container but prevents microbes from entering the container. A method of making such a container is also described. A preferred embodiment is for a container that can be used as a microcentrifuge tube. A method of drying, e.g., lyophilizing, a biological sample using the container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventor: Geoffrey Kidd
  • Electrical stimulation of muscle
    Patent number: 4712558
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the electrotrophic stimulation of muscle, that is, stimulation using pulses trains onto which information which will cause long-term functional and/or structural changes in the muscle tissue. This information is coded onto the interval between successive pulses of the series. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for acquiring trophic data from motor unit action potential series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Bio Medical Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Kidd, Daniel V. Maher, Jozef Cywinski