Patents by Inventor Peter David Carroll

Peter David Carroll 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).

  • Skin surface sampling system
    Patent number: 10143447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a skin surface sampling device in which a supply tube and a recovery tube are housed in an elongated hand-holdable tubular sleeve, the sleeve having upper and lower ends positioned along a longitudinal axis and the lower end being provided with a sampling head; in which: the supply tube is adapted to convey liquid from a liquid source to the sampling head; the recovery tube is adapted to convey liquid from the sampling head to a liquid collection vessel; the sampling head has a planar surface adapted for application to the surface of the skin to form a contact therewith during sampling; the planar surface has a liquid entry port adapted for liquid communication with the supply tube and a liquid exit port adapted for liquid communication with the recovery tube; and characterized in that: the liquid entry port and the liquid exit port are connected via a guide channel which is adapted to guide liquid from the liquid entry port, along the surface of the skin for the elution of mate
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Corrinne Burns, Peter David Carroll, Pareenkumar Patel, Svetlana Riazanskaia, Charles Lawrence Paul Thomas
  • SKIN SURFACE SAMPLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150119755
    Abstract: The present invention provides a skin surface sampling device in which a supply tube and a recovery tube are housed in an elongated hand-holdable tubular sleeve, the sleeve having upper and lower ends positioned along a longitudinal axis and the lower end being provided with a sampling head; in which: the supply tube is adapted to convey liquid from a liquid source to the sampling head; the recovery tube is adapted to convey liquid from the sampling head to a liquid collection vessel; the sampling head has a planar surface adapted for application to the surface of the skin to form a contact therewith during sampling; the planar surface has a liquid entry port adapted for liquid communication with the supply tube and a liquid exit port adapted for liquid communication with the recovery tube; and characterised in that: the liquid entry port and the liquid exit port are connected via a guide channel which is adapted to guide liquid from the liquid entry port, along the surface of the skin for the elution of mate
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Corrinne Burns, Peter David Carroll, Pareenkumar Patel, Svetlana Riazanskaia, Charles Lawrence Paul Thomas