Patents by Inventor Peter M. Knapp

Peter M. Knapp 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).

  • Method and apparatus to minimize diagnostic and other errors due to transposition of biological specimens among subjects
    Patent number: 8802370
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing diagnostic errors due to transposition of biological specimens among subjects provides for independent biometric confirmation that a given specimen is from a given donor. In certain embodiments, a biological specimen confirmation kit comprises a portable and openable case housing components of the kit, at least one biological specimen container adapted to receive a biological testing specimen from a donor, and at least one reference sample device adapted to receive a biological reference specimen from the same donor, such that the testing and reference specimens can later be compared for donor match verification by a reference verification entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Strand Diagnostics, LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Knapp, Travis A. Morgan, Theodore R. Schenberg