Patents by Inventor Stafford Louis Lightman

Stafford Louis Lightman 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).

  • Fluid sampling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10835164
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus can have an elongate tube and a liquid partitioning unit, first port can receive an incoming flow of test liquid and a second port may be coupled to the elongate tube. The liquid partitioning unit can combine the flow of test liquid with a plurality of partitioning elements to define a plurality of discrete liquid samples for movement along and storage in the elongate tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: University of Bristol
    Inventors: Stafford Louis Lightman, Jack Albert Leendertz, Ragini Bhake
  • FLUID SAMPLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170360344
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus can have an elongate tube and a liquid partitioning unit, first port can receive an incoming flow of test liquid and a second port may be coupled to the elongate tube. The liquid partitioning unit can combine the flow of test liquid with a plurality of partitioning elements to define a plurality of discrete liquid samples for movement along and storage in the elongate tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Stafford Louis Lightman, Jack Albert Leendertz, Ragini Bhake
  • Fluid Sampling Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20150238132
    Abstract: Fluid sampling apparatus 10 comprising an elongate tube 14 and a fluid partitioning unit 12 comprising: a first port 18 arranged to receive an incoming flow of test fluid TF; and a second port 20 arranged to be coupled to the elongate tube. The fluid partitioning unit is arranged to combine the flow of test fluid with a plurality of partitioning elements 26 to define a plurality of discrete temporally organised fluid samples FS for movement along and storage in the elongate tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Stafford Louis Lightman, Jack Albert Leendertz, Ragini Bhake
  • Treatment of conditions of the central nervous system using mycobacteria
    Publication number: 20030170275
    Abstract: Treatment of conditions of the central nervous system, such as pain, mental disorders such as schizophrenia and stress-related disorders such as depression, using mycobacterial material, especially M. vaccae material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Graham A.W.I. Rook, Christopher Alan Lowry, Stafford Louis Lightman