Patents by Inventor Pascal Xavier Lecointe

Pascal Xavier Lecointe 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).

  • Straw for storing a biological liquid, and a method of filling it
    Patent number: 5868178
    Abstract: A straw for storing a biological liquid such as animal semen, the straw comprising a fine tube open at both ends and closed by a plug engaged in one of said ends, said plug being formed by a powder suitable for transforming, on contact with the liquid, into a paste that is impermeable and leakproof, which powder is interposed between an external wad and an internal wad of a fiber material that is permeable to air and to liquids. The length of the external wad is at least twice as long as the length of the internal wad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Eurl Cryo Vet
    Inventor: Pascal Xavier Lecointe