Patents by Inventor Ruth Michels

Ruth Michels 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 of and apparatus for interactive specification of manufactured products customized with digital media
    Publication number: 20040095375
    Abstract: The present invention is specifically related to the application of photographic imagery onto pieces of confetti and more generally to a technology and process which affords the creation of customized products using digital media and the interactive creation of manufacturing specifications. The invention presents a method for mediating a non-interactive process for the transfer of queued customizing content and specifications to the remote manufacturing server concurrent with the interactive selection of content and derivation of manufacturing specifications. The method of mediation maximizes bandwidth utilization while minimizing interactive transfer latencies. The invention also teaches methods by which the full range of image manipulation processes required to specify and preview the product are accomplished via client side routines and locally stored source material such that remote server intervention and network latencies need not be incurred to facilitate the user specification of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Burmester, Corinne Wayshak, Goffrey Scott Mitchell, Ruth Michelle Lassman
  • Cytological sampling method and device
    Patent number: 5533517
    Abstract: A method and device for collecting cytological samples is provided for suctioning material into a fixative container containing a sufficient amount of fixative so that collected cytological material is fixed substantially immediately after dislodgement. The sampling device includes a means for dislodging cytological material from the cervix uteri, a means for suctioning uterine cervical tissue under negative pressure, and a means for fixing collected cytological material. The sampling method and device is particularly useful for collecting cytological samples for morphological analysis and for collecting potentially HIV-infected cytological material without significant exposure to the healthcare worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Ruth Michels
  • Cytological sampling method and device
    Patent number: 5357977
    Abstract: A method and device for collecting cytological samples is provided for suctioning material into a fixative container containing a sufficient amount of fixative so that collected cytological material is fixed substantially immediately after dislodgement. The sampling device includes a means for dislodging cytological material from the cervix uteri, a means for suctioning uterine cervical tissue under negative pressure, and a means for fixing collected cytological material. The sampling method and device is particularly useful for collecting cytological samples for morphological analysis and for collecting potentially HIV-infected cytological material without significant exposure to the healthcare worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Ruth Michels