Patents by Inventor Nuno Miguel Matos PIRES

Nuno Miguel Matos PIRES 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).

  • On-diaper body fluid screening device and associated method
    Patent number: 11612356
    Abstract: An on-diaper body fluid screening device (100), comprising a stack of the following sheets: a surface sheet (110) permeable to body fluid, a collection sheet (120) impervious to body fluid, a testing sheet (130), which is body fluid absorbent and provided with colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), and which is provided with a body fluid barrier network (132) forming body fluid channels (134) between an inlet section (135) and the colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), a protection sheet (140) impervious to body fluid, and a transparent readout sheet (150), through which the assay reaction pads (131) are visible. The protection sheet (140) comprises pad receiving openings (142). The collection sheet (120) comprises an inlet hole (125) which is arranged over the inlet section (135). A swelling component (702) is arranged in association with the inlet hole (125) and an inlet hole closing member (601).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: University College of Southeast Norway, Sensovann AS
    Inventors: Tao Dong, Nuno Miguel Matos Pires, Zhaochu Yang, Chaohao Chen, Kai Dong, Torill Lønningdal, Haakon Karlsen
  • AN ON-DIAPER BODY FLUID SCREENING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20190133524
    Abstract: An on-diaper body fluid screening device (100), comprising a stack of the following sheets: a surface sheet (110) permeable to body fluid, a collection sheet (120) impervious to body fluid, a testing sheet (130), which is body fluid absorbent and provided with colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), and which is provided with a body fluid barrier network (132) forming body fluid channels (134) between an inlet section (135) and the colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), a protection sheet (140) impervious to body fluid, and a transparent readout sheet (150), through which the assay reaction pads (131) are visible. The protection sheet (140) comprises pad receiving openings (142). The collection sheet (120) comprises an inlet hole (125) which is arranged over the inlet section (135). A swelling component (702) is arranged in association with the inlet hole (125) and an inlet hole closing member (601).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: University College of Southeast Norway, Sensovann AS
    Inventors: Tao DONG, Nuno Miguel Matos PIRES, Zhaochu YANG, Chaohao CHEN, Kai DONG, Torill LØNNINGDAL, Haakon KARLSEN