Patents by Inventor William A. Darrigrand

William A. Darrigrand 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).

  • Container and method for supporting home testing and diagnosis of infectious diseases
    Patent number: 7998757
    Abstract: A container is configured to provide sequential access to contents therein, and includes an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the upper portion by a hinged portion, the lower portion defining an interior space bearing a moveable tray and an opening through which the moveable tray may move, the moveable tray defining an interior volume configured to receive at least one device therewithin. The container also includes at least one device borne by the moveable tray, at least one cavity for receiving the at least one device disposed in the upper portion and at least one insert located between the upper and lower portions, the at least one insert comprising at least written indicia thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Orasure Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Darrigrand, P. Michael Formica, Charles Zunda, Jared Alden Judson, Devorah Emily Klein, Gian A. Pangaro, Jason Robinson
  • SAMPLE COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20090024060
    Abstract: A collector includes a collecting element that receives a sample of bodily fluid. The collecting element may be an absorbent pad that has been treated with a surfactant to optimize recovery of analytes from the sample and/or their absorbance onto the absorbent material. An extractor is operably connected to a container and receives the collector to provide fluid communication between the collector and the container. The collector, when received by the extractor, is operable to release a volume of the sample into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: William A. Darrigrand, Kristen A. Blum, Craig W. Breckenridge, Gunnar Finberg, Philip M. Formica, Dean Francis Fritch, Keith W. Kardos, Stephen Lee, Vijaya K. Mokkapati, John William Scott, Daniel G. Shenberger
  • CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HOME TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    Publication number: 20090004055
    Abstract: A container is configured to provide sequential access to contents therein, and includes an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the upper portion by a hinged portion, the lower portion defining an interior space bearing a moveable tray and an opening through which the moveable tray may move, the moveable tray defining an interior volume configured to receive at least one device therewithin. The container also includes at least one device borne by the moveable tray, at least one cavity for receiving the at least one device disposed in the upper portion and at least one insert located between the upper and lower portions, the at least one insert comprising at least written indicia thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: OraSure Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Darrigrand, P. Michael Formica, Charles Zunda, Jared Alden Judson, Devorah Emily Klein, Gian A. Pangaro, Jason Robinson