Patents by Inventor Virginia M. Corasaniti

Virginia M. Corasaniti 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).

  • Specimen collection package
    Patent number: 4749655
    Abstract: A self-contained specimen collecting and transporting unit is provided which has all of the advantages of the known specimen collecting and transporting units and which is characterized by the ability to preserve microorganisms during the transporting thereof in the transporting unit. The improved specimen collecting and transporting unit has a pledget composed of carbon fiber. The use of a carbon fiber pledget has been found to have a synergistic effect in preserving the viability of microorganisms which are obtained by use of the swab of the specimen collecting and transporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: James F. Monthony, Virginia M. Corasaniti, C. Michael Gosnell