Patents by Inventor Jenna Mueller

Jenna Mueller 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: 11805994
    Abstract: A colposcope includes an inserter including an elongated body defining an interior space and an image capture device configured to be selectively and slidably positioned within the interior space of the elongated body. The elongated body has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The distal end portion is substantially funnel shaped and has a distal end that includes first and second portions. The first portion includes a base at a first edge of the distal end, and the second portion includes a lip at a second edge of the distal end that is diametrically opposed from the first edge. The lip is positioned further from the proximal end portion than the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Nirmala Ramanujam, Mercy Asiedu, Christopher Lam, Jenna Mueller, Julia Agudogo, Robert Miros
  • Publication number: 20200315444
    Abstract: A colposcope includes an inserter including an elongated body defining an interior space and an image capture device configured to be selectively and slidably positioned within the interior space of the elongated body. The elongated body has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The distal end portion is substantially funnel shaped and has a distal end that includes first and second portions. The first portion includes a base at a first edge of the distal end, and the second portion includes a lip at a second edge of the distal end that is diametrically opposed from the first edge. The lip is positioned further from the proximal end portion than the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Nirmala Ramanujam, Mercy Asiedu, Christopher Lam, Jenna Mueller, Julia Agudogo, Robert Miros
  • Publication number: 20190150725
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are colposcopes, mammoscopes, and speculum-free imaging methods (inserters) having curved ends and flat ends and associated methods. According to an aspect, an inserter includes an elongate body defining an interior space and having a distal end, a proximate end, and an axis extending between the distal end and the proximate end. The distal end is substantially funnel shaped and defines a wide portion and a narrow portion. The narrow portion is closer to the proximate end than the wide portion. An edge of a first portion of the wide portion extends further from the proximate end than an edge of a second portion of the wide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Nirmala Ramanujam, Mercy Asiedu, Christopher Lam, Jenna Mueller, Julia Agudogo, Robert Miros