Patents by Inventor Lindsey Ann Riemenschneider

Lindsey Ann Riemenschneider 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).

  • High-efficiency viable sampler for ultrafine bioaerosols
    Patent number: 8349582
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide bioaerosol detection systems and methods for detecting bioaerosols. In one embodiment, the bioaerosol detection system can include a humidifier to increase the humidity of a continuously flowing sample volume of a bioaerosol sample using a biologically compatible liquid medium, and an amplifier to deposit vapor on the bioaerosol sample for a particle size amplification process. Bioaerosol(s) can thus be detected and sampled while simultaneously maintaining their viability. The disclosed bioaerosol detection systems and the methods can provide high efficiency for sampling and detecting ultrafine bioaerosol(s) such as viruses and proteins, which can be smaller than 0.3 ?m in diameter and can be as small as 20 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chang-Yu Wu, Alexandros Demetrios Theodore, Jin-Hwa Lee, Lindsey Ann Riemenschneider