Patents by Inventor Nanette M. Klimkow

Nanette M. Klimkow 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).

  • Oral collection device and kit
    Patent number: 5830410
    Abstract: A device for obtaining oral fluid containing substances for testing. In one embodiment, the device includes a syringe having a plunger at the end of which an absorbent pad is attached. A test assembly containing the device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Epitope, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Thieme, Andrew S. Goldstein, Stephen C. Piacentini, Nanette M. Klimkow
  • Saliva assay method and device
    Patent number: 5714341
    Abstract: An improved method for determining the presence of an analyte in an oral fluid sample. A portion of the sample is mixed or contacted with a chromogenic substrate effective to produce a colored product upon reaction with .alpha.-amylase present in the sample. After a selected reaction time, the reaction mixture is inspected to determine the level of such colored product produced. Production of a level of colored product above a selected threshold within the reaction time indicates that an effective volume of undiluted oral fluid sample has been collected which is sufficient to allow detection of the analyte. A device for use in the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Epitope, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Thieme, B. Melina Cimler, Nanette M. Klimkow
  • Oral collection device
    Patent number: 5479937
    Abstract: A device for obtaining oral fluid containing substances for testing. In one embodiment, the device includes a syringe having a plunger at the end of which an absorbent pad is attached. A test assembly containing the device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Epitope, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Thieme, Andrew S. Goldstein, Stephen C. Piacentini, Nanette M. Klimkow
  • Oral collection device
    Patent number: 5339829
    Abstract: A device for obtaining oral fluid containing substances for testing. In one embodiment, the device includes a syringe having a plunger at the end of which an absorbent pad is attached. A test assembly containing the device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Epitope, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Thieme, Andrew S. Goldstein, Stephen C. Piacentini, Nanette M. Klimkow