Patents by Inventor James W. Briggs

James W. Briggs 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).

  • Patent number: 5190049
    Abstract: A blood sampling kit having a plurality of glass vials for receiving blood therein; a puncture pin for puncturing the skin of the subject to be tested; an alcohol swab for cleansing the area punctured, and an envelope for returning the specimen to a laboratory. The specimen receiving kit further comprises a quantity of clay like material for sealing the ends of the blood vials after the blood sample has been received therein, so that blood is not lost during transit. The system provides that the test subject would receive the kit containing the above- referenced items to prick one's finger, place blood into the plurality of blood-receiving vials, close off the end of the vials with a quantity of clay plug; return the vials to the kit, reseal the blood it, place the kit in a sealable plastic bag container, note one's name and address on the plastic bag and place the kit in an envelope provided for returning to the laboratory for testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventors: David Briggs, Brenda Briggs, David J. Bourgeois, Kent Leger, James W. Briggs
  • Patent number: 4979515
    Abstract: A blood sampling kit having a plurality of glass vials for receiving blood therein; a puncture pin for puncturing the skin of the subject to be tested; an alcohol swab for cleansing the area punctured, and an envelope for returning the specimen to a laboratory. The specimen receiving kit further comprises a quantity of clay like material for sealing the ends of the blood vials after the blood sample has been received therein, so that blood is not lost during transit. The system provides that the test subject would receive the kit containing the above- referenced items to prick one's finger, place blood into the plurality of blood-receiving vials, close off the end of the vials with a quantity of clay plug; return the vials to the kit, reseal the blood it, place the kit in a sealable plastic bag container, note one's name and address on the plastic bag and place the kit in an envelope provided for returning to the laboratory for testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventors: David Briggs, Brenda Briggs, Kent Leger, David J. Bourgeois, James W. Briggs