Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Whitlach

Stephen P. Whitlach 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).

  • Means and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis
    Patent number: 5817032
    Abstract: A tissue biopsy sample is placed on a tissue trapping and supporting material that can withstand tissue preparation procedures and which can be cut with a microtome. The tissue is immobilized on the material and the material and the tissue are subjected to a process for replacing tissue fluids with wax, and then the tissue and the supporting material are sliced for mounting on slides using a microtome. Harvesting devices and containers using the filter material are disclosed. An automated process is also disclosed. One form of the invention has the tissue trapping and supporting material porous and another form of the invention includes a tissue supporting material that is not easily microtomed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: BioPath Automation LLC.
    Inventors: Warren P. Williamson, IV, Stephen P. Whitlach