Patents
US 12019056 B2: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and other diseases using exhaled breath
- Granted
- 2024-06-25
- Filed
- 2021-10-12 application 17499848
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for analyzing aerosol particles in exhaled breath using diagnostic tools that enable rapid, low cost and autonomous point of care assays for several diseases including respiratory tract diseases. Disclosed are methods and devices for capturing exhaled breath aerosols in a packed bed column and analyzing exhaled captured breath aerosols for tuberculosis diagnosis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240625.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeteo Tech, Inc. 21 patents | US company or organization | Sykesville, MD | Zeteo Tech, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ZETEO TECH, INC. DBA SPECTARA (FKA ZETEO TECH, INC.) Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dapeng Chen | Sykesville, MD | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne A. Bryden | Sykesville, MD | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael McLoughlin | Sykesville, MD | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N30/7206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/082 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZETEO TECH, INC. signed 2026-04-07 | SILICON VALLEY BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY PASADENA, CA | 76302/225 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-10 |
| 2022-01-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRYDEN, WAYNE A. signed 2022-01-11 CHEN, DAPENG signed 2022-01-11 MCLOUGHLIN, MICHAEL signed 2022-01-12 | ZETEO TECH, INC. SYKESVILLE, MD | 58630/959 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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