Patents by Inventor Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa

Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa 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).

  • Portable device for the storage, transport and recuperation of biological material
    Patent number: 9554780
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a portable device for the collection of biological samples. The device comprises a receptacle (8) with a cover (2), which comprises a pierceable area (3) and may include a collection instrument (1), comprising a rod (4), and a collection arrangement at the end, which may include a solid matrix, for instance a sponge or a tampon (5). The receptacle (8) has a rounded or conical shaped bottom (10), at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shaped projection (11), with one or more holes (12). The bottom of the receptacle (8) is in contact with a collector recipient through a system of close-aperture, which may comprise screw or a fitting system with protrusions (13). In this way, the device referred in the present invention allows for the collection, storage, transportation and separation of biological material without significant manipulation and without risk of cross-contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INFOGENE LDA.
    Inventors: Rui Jorge Gonçalves Pereira Nobre, Hugo João Marques Prazeres, Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa, Luís Carlos Gonçalves Pereira Nobre
  • PORTABLE DEVICE FOR THE STORAGE, TRANSPORT AND RECUPERATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130337439
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a portable device for the collection of biological samples. The device comprises a receptacle (8) with a cover (2), which comprises a pierceable area (3) and may include a collection instrument (1), comprising a rod (4), and a collection arrangement at the end, which may include a solid matrix, for instance a sponge or a tampon (5). The receptacle (8) has a rounded or conical shaped bottom (10), at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shaped projection (11), with one or more holes (12). The bottom of the receptacle (8) is in contact with a collector recipient through a system of close-aperture, which may comprise screw or a fitting system with protrusions (13). In this way, the device referred in the present invention allows for the collection, storage, transportation and separation of biological material without significant manipulation and without risk of cross-contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: INFOGENE LDA.
    Inventors: Rui Jorge Gonçalves Pereira Nobre, Hugo João Marques Prazeres, Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa, Luis Carlos Gonçalves Pereira Nobre