Patents by Inventor Gerald Dryden

Gerald Dryden 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).

  • Specimen collector including multiple specimen wells
    Patent number: 11821820
    Abstract: A specimen collector for gathering tissue specimens includes a housing extending along a first axis between a first opening and a second opening to define a hollow interior. An inlet port and an outlet port are located axially between the first and second openings. A specimen tray defines a first specimen well and a second specimen well and is slideably disposed within the housing and axially slideable between a first position to dispose the first specimen well in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ports and a second position to dispose the second specimen well in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ports. The specimen tray comprises a pair of tray components each defining a respective one of the first and second wells and jointly slideable. The pair of tray components are separable from one another and each individually removable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ENTELLECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Anthony Appling, Ben Morris, Gerald Dryden
  • SPECIMEN COLLECTOR INCLUDING MULTIPLE SPECIMEN WELLS
    Publication number: 20220026315
    Abstract: A specimen collector for gathering tissue specimens includes a housing extending along a first axis between a first opening and a second opening to define a hollow interior. An inlet port and an outlet port are located axially between the first and second openings. A specimen tray defines a first specimen well and a second specimen well and is slideably disposed within the housing and axially slideable between a first position to dispose the first specimen well in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ports and a second position to dispose the second specimen well in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ports. The specimen tray comprises a pair of tray components each defining a respective one of the first and second wells and jointly slideable. The pair of tray components are separable from one another and each individually removable from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony Appling, Ben Morris, Gerald Dryden