Patents by Inventor Jac Holzaepfel

Jac Holzaepfel 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).

  • Lancing device end cap with pressure-actuated surface features
    Publication number: 20090105612
    Abstract: An endcap for a lancing device, the endcap including a contact face defining an opening for passage of a sharp lancet tip, wherein the contact face includes one or more surface features for compression and/or twisting against the skin around a sampling site to enhance sample collection and/or prevent premature wound closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Ruf, Stephen J. Flynn, Richard W. LeVaughn, Gwenn E. Kennedy, Michael V. Lipoma, Juan D. Salleras, Jac Holzaepfel, Sylvia Ramos
  • Lancing Device End Cap With Rocking-Actuated Surface Features
    Publication number: 20080195131
    Abstract: An endcap for a lancing device, having a contact face defining an opening, wherein the contact face includes one or more surface contour features for directing body fluid toward the opening upon rocking of the lancing device with the contact face in contact with the skin surrounding the lancing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Flynn, Richard W. LeVaughn, Christopher J. Ruf, Gwenn E. Kennedy, Michael V. Lipoma, Juan D. Salleras, Jac Holzaepfel, Sylvia Ramos