Patents by Inventor Steven Henry Bietzer

Steven Henry Bietzer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230320639
    Abstract: Devices and methods for withdrawing bodily fluid from a subject are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a handheld device can include a housing having an opening, a skin-piercing assembly, and an actuator coupled to the skin-piercing assembly. The skin-piercing assembly can include a casing, a drive member pivotably mounted within the casing and carrying a blade, and a biasing member coupling the drive member to the casing. The actuator can be movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the drive member can engage the casing to maintain the biasing member in a biased configuration. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position can disengage the drive member from the casing to permit the biasing member to drive the blade at least partially through and/or across the opening in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Emily Welch, Ellen Hayes, Erwin Berthier, Jake Myre, Ben Casavant, Chris Smith, Jared Andrew Salstrom, Steven Henry Bietzer, William Peter Stiles
  • Patent number: 11633136
    Abstract: Devices and methods for withdrawing bodily fluid from a subject are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a handheld device can include a housing having an opening, a skin-piercing assembly, and an actuator coupled to the skin-piercing assembly. The skin-piercing assembly can include a casing, a drive member pivotably mounted within the casing and carrying a blade, and a biasing member coupling the drive member to the casing. The actuator can be movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the drive member can engage the casing to maintain the biasing member in a biased configuration. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position can disengage the drive member from the casing to permit the biasing member to drive the blade at least partially through and/or across the opening in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tasso, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily Welch, Ellen Hayes, Erwin Berthier, Jake Myre, Ben Casavant, Chris Smith, Jared Andrew Salstrom, Steven Henry Bietzer, William Peter Stiles
  • Publication number: 20220273208
    Abstract: Devices and methods for withdrawing bodily fluid from a subject are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a handheld device can include a housing having an opening, a skin-piercing assembly, and an actuator coupled to the skin-piercing assembly. The skin-piercing assembly can include a casing, a drive member pivotably mounted within the casing and carrying a blade, and a biasing member coupling the drive member to the casing. The actuator can be movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the drive member can engage the casing to maintain the biasing member in a biased configuration. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position can disengage the drive member from the casing to permit the biasing member to drive the blade at least partially through and/or across the opening in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Emily Welch, Ellen Hayes, Erwin Berthier, Jake Myre, Ben Casavant, Chris Smith, Jared Andrew Salstrom, Steven Henry Bietzer