Patents by Inventor John Sinnott

John Sinnott 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).

  • Three-dimensional printed swabs for diagnostic testing
    Patent number: 12342996
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printed swab may include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the swab, and a tip portion integrally formed with the shaft. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis. A method for fabricating a three-dimensional printed swab may include receiving a digital three-dimensional model corresponding to the swab, and integrally forming, via three-dimensional printing and based at least in part on the digital three-dimensional model, a shaft and a tip portion of the swab. The shaft may define a longitudinal axis of the swab. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignees: University of South Florida, THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Summer J. Decker, Jonathan Ford, Todd Hazelton, Todd Goldstein, Kami Kim, Michael Teng, John Sinnott
  • Three-Dimensional Printed Swabs for Diagnostic Testing
    Publication number: 20210290209
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printed swab may include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the swab, and a tip portion integrally formed with the shaft. The tip portion may include a body extending outward from the shaft and positioned coaxially with the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the body and transverse to the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, the tip portion may include a body extending outward from the shaft and positioned coaxially with the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of recesses each defined in the body and extending inward toward the longitudinal axis. As another alternative, the tip portion may include a body extending outward from the shaft and positioned coaxially with the longitudinal axis, and a series of annular ribs each extending outward from the body and positioned coaxially with the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Summer Decker, Jonathan Ford, Howard Kaplan, Gilberto Jaimes, Todd Hazelton, Todd Goldstein, Kami Kim, Michael Teng, John Sinnott
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED SWABS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
    Publication number: 20210290210
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printed swab may include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the swab, and a tip portion integrally formed with the shaft. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis. A method for fabricating a three-dimensional printed swab may include receiving a digital three-dimensional model corresponding to the swab, and integrally forming, via three-dimensional printing and based at least in part on the digital three-dimensional model, a shaft and a tip portion of the swab. The shaft may define a longitudinal axis of the swab. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Summer Decker, Jonathan Ford, Todd Hazelton, Todd Goldstein, Kami Kim, Michael Teng, John Sinnott
  • Swab
    Patent number: D972130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Summer Decker, Jonathan Ford, Todd Hazelton, Todd Goldstein, Kami Kim, Michael Teng, John Sinnott
  • Swab
    Patent number: D1038384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: University of South Florida, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
    Inventors: Summer J. Decker, Jonathan Ford, Todd Hazelton, Todd Goldstein, Kami Kim, Michael Teng, John Sinnott