Patents by Inventor Wesley Zeger

Wesley Zeger 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).

  • NASAL SPECIMEN COLLECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240156442
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting a nasal specimen includes a device body with a nozzle at a distal end of the device body. The nozzle is configured to interface with a nasal cavity. The apparatus further includes an irrigation path and a collection path within the device body. The collection path may be separate from the irrigation path. The irrigation path is configured to direct a fluid from an irrigation chamber into the nasal cavity in order to dislodge a sample from the nasal cavity. When the fluid flows back out of the nasal cavity, the collection path is configured to direct at least a portion of the fluid and the sample dislodged from the nasal cavity into a collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Thang Nguyen, Michael Wadman, Wesley Zeger
  • Nasal specimen collection apparatus
    Patent number: D1006248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Thang Nguyen, Michael Wadman, Wesley Zeger