Patents by Inventor Steve Schlater

Steve Schlater 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).

  • Coextruded plastic capillary tube
    Patent number: 9681833
    Abstract: Coextruded plastic capillary tube and method of manufacturing a coextruded tube for collecting a volume of liquid. The tube is disposable, inexpensive to manufacture and can reliably draw blood and other aqueous based fluids into the tube by capillary action, at a fluid uptake level comparable to glass and other commercially pre-treated plastic tubes, without requiring further interior coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Tekni-Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Olsavsky, Steve Schlater
  • COEXTRUDED PLASTIC CAPILLARY TUBE
    Publication number: 20150298128
    Abstract: Coextruded plastic capillary tube and method of manufacturing a coextruded tube for collecting a volume of liquid. The tube is disposable, inexpensive to manufacture and can reliably draw blood and other aqueous based fluids into the tube by capillary action, at a fluid uptake level comparable to glass and other commercially pre-treated plastic tubes, without requiring further interior coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Tekni-Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Olsavsky, Steve Schlater