Patents by Inventor Scott A. Ericsson

Scott A. Ericsson 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).

  • Patent number: 5068089
    Abstract: The potential fertility of a semen sample is evaluated using a kit comprising a collection tube with volume gradients on its side; a funnel which is fitted into the collection tube for guiding an ejaculate into the collection tube; a pipet containing a standard aqueous solution of the dye resazurin stored therein for metering a predetermined amount of the solution into the collection tube; and insulating sleeve for surrounding a glass containing hot water and the collection tube and for maintaining the water at an elevated temperature for a predetermined period of time, and a color chart ranging in color from the color of the semen sample and dye solution mixture immediately after mixing to the color of a corresponding mixture of the dye solution and a highly fertile semen sample, after being maintained at the same elevated temperature for the same period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Androscore Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Ericsson, Scott A. Ericsson