Patents by Inventor Thomas Craig ANGLE

Thomas Craig ANGLE 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).

  • Training Aid
    Publication number: 20240057557
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kathleen GILES, Thomas Craig ANGLE, Lowell Paul WAGGONER, Thomas PASSLER, Terrence FISCHER
  • Training aid
    Patent number: 11696568
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: AUBURN UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    Inventors: Kathleen Giles, Thomas Craig Angle, Lowell Paul Waggoner, Thomas Passler, Terrence Fischer
  • TRAINING AID
    Publication number: 20210251188
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicants: The United States of America as Represented by The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Ju, Auburn University
    Inventors: Kathleen GILES, Thomas Craig ANGLE, Lowell Paul WAGGONER, Thomas PASSLER, Terrence FISCHER