Patents by Inventor Philip M. Formica

Philip M. Formica 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).

  • SAMPLE COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20090024060
    Abstract: A collector includes a collecting element that receives a sample of bodily fluid. The collecting element may be an absorbent pad that has been treated with a surfactant to optimize recovery of analytes from the sample and/or their absorbance onto the absorbent material. An extractor is operably connected to a container and receives the collector to provide fluid communication between the collector and the container. The collector, when received by the extractor, is operable to release a volume of the sample into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: William A. Darrigrand, Kristen A. Blum, Craig W. Breckenridge, Gunnar Finberg, Philip M. Formica, Dean Francis Fritch, Keith W. Kardos, Stephen Lee, Vijaya K. Mokkapati, John William Scott, Daniel G. Shenberger
  • Detection device with a gas detector element
    Patent number: 5551310
    Abstract: A detection device with a gas detector element for analyzing pressurized gases contained in a reservoir by sampling while the pressure is reduced. A coupling means is provided for connecting the detector to a reservoir. Ease of handling is facilitated in the routine operation by providing a time-keeping device determining the duration of the sampling flow set at a preselected value. A switch starts the time-keeping device, and the switch is actuated at least at the time of the coupling of the detector to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Dragerwerk AG
    Inventors: Philip M. Formica, Wolfgang May, Lore Evers