Patents by Inventor Thomas Mikulka

Thomas Mikulka 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: 20050131313
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for devices for obtaining a sample from inside a body. According to one embodiment, the device includes a tubular body portion defining a chamber for receiving a sample of material therein; a plunger assembly operatively associated with the tubular body portion, the plunger assembly having a stopper slidably disposed within the chamber of the body portion; and feedback elements provided on the tubular body and/or the plunger assembly for providing a user of the sampling device with audible and/or tactile indications regarding an amount of displacement of the plunger assembly relative to the body portion. The stopper is adapted for fluid tight engagement with the body portion. A cutting element is also provided to facilitate sample removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Mikulka, Nevena Djuranovic, Stanislaw Barski, Tracy Hessel Libby