Patents by Inventor Nicholas Lovrich

Nicholas Lovrich 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).

  • Particle-based drug detection method and device embodiments
    Patent number: 11726102
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for detecting the presence of and amount of drugs in a sample, particularly a particle sample obtained from a subject. In particular disclosed embodiments, the particle samples are skin particle samples, saliva particle samples, and/or mucous samples isolated from a subject and analyzed using thermal desorption methods combined with a selected detection method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Washington State University
    Inventors: Herbert H. Hill, Jr., Brian Clowers, Nicholas Lovrich
  • PARTICLE-BASED DRUG DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE EMBODIMENTS
    Publication number: 20190195899
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for detecting the presence of and amount of drugs in a sample, particularly a particle sample obtained from a subject. In particular disclosed embodiments, the particle samples are skin particle samples, saliva particle samples, and/or mucous samples isolated from a subject and analyzed using thermal desorption methods combined with a selected detection method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Herbert H. Hill, Jr., Brian Clowers, Nicholas Lovrich
  • PARTICLE-BASED DRUG DETECTION METHODS
    Publication number: 20170023453
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for detecting the presence of and amount of drugs in a sample, particularly a particle sample obtained from a subject. In particular disclosed embodiments, the particle samples are skin particle samples, saliva particle samples, and/or mucous samples isolated from a subject and analyzed using thermal desorption methods combined with a selected detection method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Washington State University
    Inventors: Herbert H. Hill, JR., Brian Clowers, Nicholas Lovrich