Patents by Inventor Sam Hogue

Sam Hogue 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).

  • Two-dimensional bar codes in assisted reproductive technologies
    Patent number: 9358091
    Abstract: A container suitable for storing biological material which is laser etched with a two-dimensional bar code and methods for producing the same. The container can be in the form of a straw having a thickness between about 0.1 mm and about 0.3 mm or can be in the form of another container that holds multiple straws. The laser etched mark can be in the form of a two-dimensional bar code may be located on an exterior surface of the container, and when the container is a straw, it remains unwarped and impermeable to fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Inguran, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas B. Gilligan, Sam Hogue, Juan Moreno, Johnathan Charles Sharpe
  • TWO-DIMENSIONAL BAR CODES IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20140046126
    Abstract: A container suitable for storing biological material which is laser etched with a two-dimensional bar code and methods for producing the same. The container can be in the form of a straw having a thickness between about 0.1 mm and about 0.3 mm or can be in the form of another container that holds multiple straws. The laser etched mark can be in the form of a two-dimensional bar code may be located on an exterior surface of the container, and when the container is a straw, it remains unwarped and impermeable to fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INGURAN, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas B. Gilligan, Sam Hogue, Juan Moreno, Johnathan Charles Sharpe
  • Storage cane
    Patent number: D784555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Inguran, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Boyd Gilligan, Sam Hogue