Patents by Inventor Theodore S. Weir

Theodore S. Weir 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).

  • Blood collection assembly
    Patent number: 6290655
    Abstract: An assembly for collection of a blood sample includes a hydrophobic plastic tube and a non-exudable block or graft copolymer having a hydrophobic domain compatible with and interpenetrated in the matrix of the tube plastic and a hydrophilic domain which provides a hydrophilic interior wall surface to the container. The invention includes a method to make the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Peter Serpentino, Fu-chung Lin, Hariharan Shankar, Theodore S. Weir
  • Blood collection assembly and method therefor
    Patent number: 6077235
    Abstract: An assembly for collection of a blood sample includes a hydrophobic plastic tube and a non-exudable block or graft copolymer having a hydrophobic domain compatible with and interpenetrated in the matrix of the tube plastic and a hydrophilic domain which provides a hydrophilic interior wall surface to the container. The invention includes a method to make the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Peter Serpentino, Fu-chung Lin, Hariharan Shankar, Theodore S. Weir