Patents by Inventor George Richardson Huggins

George Richardson Huggins 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).

  • Method of predicting and detecting ovulation
    Patent number: 4010738
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the concentration of a given volatile organic compound, or of urea, or both, which compound(s) is commonly found in vaginal secretions is described as providing a reliable diagnostic indication of ovulation, and more particularly is described as providing a simple home-test method of predicting the onset of the fertile period, thereby increasing the reliability of the "rhythm method" of birth control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1977
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: George Preti, George Richardson Huggins
  • Method of predicting and detecting ovulation
    Patent number: 3986494
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the concentration of a given volatile organic compound commonly found in vaginal secretions is described as providing a reliable diagnostic indication of ovulation, and more particularly is described as providing a simple home-test method of predicting the onset of the fertile period, thereby increasing the reliability of the "rhythm metod" of birth control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: George Preti, George Richardson Huggins