Patents by Inventor Scott L. Hoover

Scott L. Hoover 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).

  • Swing lance with integrated sensor
    Patent number: 8251920
    Abstract: An apparatus for lancing skin and collecting a liquid sample. The apparatus having a housing with an outer periphery and a rotatable arm having a lance to puncture the skin. A sample collection area is attached to the arm. The arm of the apparatus rotates from a first position to a second position. As the arm rotates, the lance extends beyond the housing allowing the lance to contact the user's skin and create a lance site. As the arm continues to move to the second position, the lance is brought out of contact with the user's skin and back within the housing while the collection area is brought into position. When the arm is located in the second position, the collection area is in substantially the same location as the lance site on the user's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Vreeke, Scott L. Hoover, Steven C. Charlton, Larry D. Johnson
  • SWING LANCE WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20100152617
    Abstract: An apparatus for lancing skin and collecting a liquid sample. The apparatus having a housing with an outer periphery and a rotatable arm having a lance to puncture the skin. A sample collection area is attached to the arm. The arm of the apparatus rotates from a first position to a second position. As the arm rotates, the lance extends beyond the housing allowing the lance to contact the user's skin and create a lance site. As the arm continues to move to the second position, the lance is brought out of contact with the user's skin and back within the housing while the collection area is brought into position. When the arm is located in the second position, the collection area is in substantially the same location as the lance site on the user's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Vreeke, Scott L. Hoover, Steven C. Charlton, Larry D. Johnson
  • Swing lance with integrated sensor
    Patent number: 7670300
    Abstract: An apparatus for lancing skin and collecting a liquid sample. The apparatus having a housing with an outer periphery and a rotatable arm having a lance to puncture the skin. A sample collection area is attached to the arm. The arm of the apparatus rotates from a first position to a second position. As the arm rotates, the lance extends beyond the housing allowing the lance to contact the user's skin and create a lance site. As the arm continues to move to the second position, the lance is brought out of contact with the user's skin and back within the housing while the collection area is brought into position. When the arm is located in the second position, the collection area is in substantially the same location as the lance site on the user's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Vreeke, Scott L. Hoover, Steven C. Charlton, Larry D. Johnson