Patents by Inventor Murray Broom

Murray Broom 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).

  • Publication number: 20070196817
    Abstract: A method and a device for collecting a sample of material from a surface. A ball (2) within a socket (3) such that the ball is free to rotate in any direction. As the ball rolls across the surface the sample of material is collected by the ball and is transferred by the ball to a collection reservoir (not shown) via the conduit (14). An absorbent material may be placed in space (11) and a filter (10) in the outlet (9) is permeable to fluid but not absorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Murray Broom