Patents by Inventor Iwona Mielzynska

Iwona Mielzynska 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).

  • Device and method for cytology slide preparation
    Patent number: 7001776
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide. The device can be modified so that a plurality of slides are prepared at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Digene Corporation
    Inventors: Gerson Botacini das Dores, Iwona Mielzynska-Lohnas, Eliane Taromaru, William J. Payne, Joseph P. Slattery, James G. Lazar
  • Device and method for cytology slide preparation
    Patent number: 6890729
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Digene Corporation
    Inventors: Iwona Mielzynska, Jay Payne, James Lazar
  • Device and method for cytology slide preparation
    Publication number: 20020177184
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Iwona Mielzynska, Jay Payne, James Lazar
  • Device and method for cytology slide preparation
    Patent number: 6436662
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Digene Corporation
    Inventors: Iwona Mielzynska, Jay Payne, James Lazar
  • Device and method for cytology slide preparation
    Publication number: 20020039796
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide. The device can be modified so that a plurality of slides are prepared at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gerson Botacini das Dores, Iwona Mielzynska-Lohnas, Eliane Taromaru, William J. Payne, Joseph P. Slattery, James G. Lazar