Gwendolyn L. Daniels

Education

• B.S. Biology/Zoology
  McNeese State University

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• U.S. and International Design Patents
• U.S. and International Utility Patents
• Plant Patents
• Patent Prosecution
• Industrial and Product Design Protection
• Patentability Opinions

TECHNOLOGY AREAS

• Medical Devices (prosthetics and implants)
• Surgical Tools and Devices
• Training Simulations (software)
• Product Packaging
• Agriculture
• Natural Products
• Business Methods
• Mechanical (small scale and industrial)

PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Conducted research relating to the biological and genetic control of insect disease vectors
• Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk: Legal Assistant/ Draftsperson (1990); Patent Agent (2002)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

• Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• Guest Lecturer for SCORE (partner of SBA)
• Guest Lecturer for Santa Fe College, Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED)
• Empowering Women in Technology Start-Ups (eWITS®)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Daniels, Gwendolyn L., et al. 2014. Floatable Collection Receptacle. U.S. Patent No. 8,794,475, filed July 6, 2010, and issued August 5, 2014.
• Daniels, G.L. and Felley, J.D. (1992). Life History and Foods of Gambusia Affinis in Two Waterways of Southwestern Louisiana. The Southwestern Naturalist, 37(2): 157-165.
• Felley, J.D. and Daniels, G.L. (1992). Life History of the Sailfin Molly (Poecilia Latipinna) in Two Degraded Waterways of Southwestern Louisiana. The Southwestern Naturalist, 37(1): 16-21.

SELECTED PATENTS

• 10,888,464: Pressure Sensor for Measuring Pressure Applied by a Bandage or Stocking
• 10,821,199: Plasma Treatment Device and Method of Treating Items
• 10,765,553: Contact Lens Manipulator with Suction Cup and Safety Release Mechanism
• 10,709,334: Intraoperative Guidance System for Tumor Surgery
• 10,571,457: Methods for Detection of Oxidative Adulterants in Urine Sample
• 10,314,617: Methods and Devices for Sustained Release of Substances
• 10,286,379: Desiccant Mixture Compositions
• 10,052,434: Devices and Methods for Minimizing Infusion of Air into an Intravenous Fluid Line from and Intravenous Fluid Bag
• 10,012,022: Step Adaptor for Transitioning Between Sections of an Extension Ladder
• 9,951,752: Active Aerodynamic Mitigation and Power Production System for Buildings and Other Structures
• 9,915,045: Folded Steel Plate Bridge System
• 9,808,649: Immobilization System to Support an In Vivo Medical Device
• D784,515: Humidification Mask
• D701,944: Neutral Pressure Valve Sleeve
• D550,322: Fishing Lure Wire Form
• D606,854: Child Resistant Container
• D618,340: Cover and Holder for Urinary Bag
• PP32,706: Cornus Kousa Tree Names “Melissa’s Mountain Snowfall”
• PP18489: ‘Little Honey’: A Grevillea Cultivar