Patents by Inventor Grant J. Donovan

Grant J. Donovan 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).

  • Saliva assessing method, device, and system
    Patent number: 11944279
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BOKA SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Grant J. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Stern, Ryan C. Patterson, James A. Malmstrom, Kent F. Beck, Scott D. Miles
  • SALIVA ASSESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210007721
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Grant J. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Stern, Ryan C. Patterson, James A. Malmstrom, Kent F. Beck, Scott D. Miles
  • Salvia assessing method, device, and system
    Patent number: 10736612
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BOKA SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Grant J. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Stern, Ryan C. Patterson, James A. Malmstrom, Kent F. Beck, Scott D. Miles
  • SALIVA ASSESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180161019
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Grant J. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Stern, Ryan C. Patterson, James A. Malmstrom, Kent F. Beck, Scott D. Miles