Patents by Inventor Kristina Swann

Kristina Swann 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).

  • Magazines for holding plural flat cards
    Patent number: 11958657
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lidded magazine (100) for holding plural generally flat sample collection cards (10) in spaced parallel relation, the magazine is open at its top and includes upstanding opposed side walls (110,120), each wall (110,120) further including plural opposed pairs of inwardly extending wall ribs (112,122) spaced along each wall (110,120) to provide therebetween card accepting slots, a first slot dimension (W) being defined by the spacing between an interior face (154) of each wall, the magazine being characterised in that the walls (110,120) at the top (152) of each slot (150) are tapered outwardly such that the first dimension (W) is greatest at the top of the slot (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: QIAGEN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS GmbH
    Inventors: Kathryn Louise Lamerton, Michael John Smith, Phillip Evans, Kristina Swann
  • IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MAGAZINES FOR HOLDING PLURAL FLAT CARDS
    Publication number: 20200039693
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lidded magazine (100) for holding plural generally flat sample collection cards (10) in spaced parallel relation, the magazine is open at its top and includes upstanding opposed side walls (110,120), each wall (110,120) further including plural opposed pairs of inwardly extending wall ribs (112,122) spaced along each wall (110,120) to provide therebetween card accepting slots, a first slot dimension (W) being defined by the spacing between an interior face (154) of each wall, the magazine being characterised in that the walls (110,120) at the top (152) of each slot (150) are tapered outwardly such that the first dimension (W) is greatest at the top of the slot (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kathryn Louise LAMERTON, Michael John SMITH, Phillip EVANS, Kristina SWANN
  • Magazine for holding flat cards
    Patent number: D871611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: QIAGEN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kathryn Louise Lamerton, Michael John Smith, Phillip Evans, Kristina Swann