Patents by Inventor Richard Karl Pallo

Richard Karl Pallo 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).

  • PCR sample preparation holder and method
    Patent number: 7238520
    Abstract: A simplified Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample preparation apparatus and method of using a PCR sample preparation for both liquid and dry samples. A portable apparatus comprising a handle removably attached to a wand assembly. The handle includes a cover and a swab with an absorbent material. The wand assembly includes a buffer container for a buffer that is ruptured by a spike when the holder is inserted into the wand assembly. The apparatus may include a waste container removably attached to a tube comprising a plunger, a safety clip to prevent the plunger from depressing, and a port for introduction of a liquid sample. A filter on the waste container collects a specimen of the liquid sample for preparation as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Smiths Detection Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Chapman Brown, Carrie Lynn Holmes, Eric Scott Clasen, Richard Karl Pallo, Michael Joseph Rello, Lisa Miller, Tiffany Howland
  • PCR sample preparation holder and method
    Publication number: 20040214200
    Abstract: A simplified Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample preparation apparatus and method of using a PCR sample preparation for both liquid and dry samples. A portable apparatus comprising a handle removably attached to a wand assembly. The handle includes a cover and a swab with an absorbent material. The wand assembly includes a buffer container for a buffer that is ruptured by a spike when the holder is inserted into the wand assembly. The apparatus may include a waste container removably attached to a tube comprising a plunger, a safety clip to prevent the plunger from depressing, and a port for introduction of a liquid sample. A filter on the waste container collects a specimen of the liquid sample for preparation as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: SMITHS DETECTION-EDGEWOOD, INC.
    Inventors: Drew Chapman Brown, Carrie Lynn Holmes, Eric Scott Clasen, Richard Karl Pallo, Michael Joseph Rello, Lisa Miller, Tiffany Howland
  • Top portion of a housing for a surgical lighthead
    Patent number: D480831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Steris Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Karl Pallo
  • Surgical lighthead
    Patent number: D484638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Steris Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Karl Pallo