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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120027642 | Luminometer or Fluorometer with an Injection Device Described is a luminometer or fluorometer having an optical axis which extends essentially perpendicular to the measuring sample. The detector for the luminometer or the fluorometer is arranged either directly or via a deflection means in the optical axis. An injection ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021433 | REDUCING OPTICAL INTERFERENCE IN A FLUIDIC DEVICE This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021443 | DIRECTIONAL SURFACE PLASMON COUPLED FLUORESCENCE AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE FROM THIN FILMS OF NICKEL, IRON OR PALLADIUM AND USES THEREOF Nickel, iron and palladium thin films thermally evaporated onto glass supports are used to demonstrate surface plasmon coupled fluorescence (SPCF) and surface plasmon couple chemiluminescence (SPCC) over a broad wavelength range (400-800 nm) for potential assays or othe... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014835 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS An apparatus for detecting spectra in light emanating from chemical or biochemical reactions occurring in at least one reaction vessel (3) of a plurality of reaction vessels is disclosed. Each reaction vessel (3) has a receptacle portion having an emitting... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110312820 | TEST MODULE WITH EXCITATION LIGHT AND PRISMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS EXCITATION OF OLIGONUCLEOUTIDE PROBES A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for hybr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312823 | TEST MODULE WITH EXCITATION LIGHT AND MIRRORS FOR SIMULTANEOUS EXCITATION OF OLIGONUCLEOUTIDE PROBES A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for hybr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312836 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES A microfluidic device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a sample, the microfluidic device having reagent reservoirs for adding reagents to the sample prior to detection of the target nucleic acid sequences, probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312818 | TEST MODULE WITH EXCITATION LIGHT AND LENS FOR SIMULTANEOUS EXCITATION OF OLIGONUCLEOUTIDE PROBES A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for hybr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312825 | LOC DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION WITH ELECTRODE PAIRS HAVING COMPLEMENTARY AND MUTUALLY INTERDIGITATED FINGER FORMATIONS A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, the LOC device having probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence for forming probe-target hybrids, and an electrochemiluminescent (ECL) lumi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312801 | TEST MODULE WITH LANTHANIDE METAL-LIGAND COMPLEX FLUOROPHORE A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, and, probes in the outer casing for hybridization with the target nucleic acid seque... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312734 | TEST MODULE WITH SUSPENDED ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES A test module for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the test module having an outer casing having an inlet for receiving the fluid containing the target nucleic acid sequences, electrode pairs for receiving an electrical pulse, electrochemiluminescent ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312669 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES AND PHOTOSENSOR WITH LARGE ANGLE OF COLLECTION FOR PROBE EMITTTED LIGHT A microfluidic device for detecting target molecules in a fluid, the microfluidic device having a hybridization chamber containing electrodes and probes for hybridization with target molecules to form probe-target complexes and generate an electrochemiluminescence (ECL)... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312816 | TEST MODULE WITH LED FOR SIMULTANEOUS EXCITATION OF OLIGONUCLEOUTIDE PROBES A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for hybr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312729 | TEST MODULE USING TRANSITION METAL-LIGAND COMPLEX, ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT LUMINOPHORES A test module for excitation of electrochemiluminescent probes configured to detect target nucleic acid sequences, the test module having an outer casing with an inlet for receiving a fluid containing the target nucleic acid sequences, electrochemiluminescent (ECL) prob... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312810 | SINGLE-USE TEST MODULE FOR DETECTION OF HYBRIDIZATION OF TARGETS WITH OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES A single-use test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequen... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312830 | GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC DEVICE WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES HAVING A FUNCTIONAL MOIETY FOR QUENCHING PHOTON EMISSIONS CONFIGURED TO CHANGE PROXIMITY TO A LUMINOPHORE UPON FORMING A PROBE-TARGET HYBRID A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, the LOC device having probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence for forming probe-target hybrids, an electrochemiluminescent (ECL) luminoph... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312555 | LOC DEVICE FOR DETECTING HYBRIDIZATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER, PRIMER-LINKED, STEM-AND-LOOP PROBES A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting hybridization of target nucleic acid sequences, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL), resonant energy transfer, primer-linked, stem-and-loop probes for hybridization with the target nucleic acid sequences to form... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312784 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING TARGETS WITH PROBES, DETECTION PHOTODIODES AND A CALIBRATION PHOTODIODE A microfluidic device for detecting target molecules in a sample, the microfluidic device having probes for reaction with the target molecules to form probe-target complexes, the probe-target complexes being configured to emit photons when excited, photodiodes for detec... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312567 | LOC DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING HYBRIDIZATION CHAMBER ARRAY AND NEGATIVE CONTROL CHAMBER WITHOUT PROBES A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312808 | TEST MODULE WITH CONTROLLED EXPOSURE OF FLUOROPHORES TO EXCITATION LIGHT SOURCE A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, and, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312565 | LOC DEVICE FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING HYBRIDIZATION CHAMBER ARRAY AND NEGATIVE CONTROL CHAMBER CONTAINING PROBES WITHOUT ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT REPORTER A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312563 | LOC DEVICE FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES IN A FLUID USING HYBRIDIZATION CHAMBER ARRAY AND NEGATIVE CONTROL CHAMBER CONTAINING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBE DESIGNED TO BE NON-COMPLEMENTARY TO ANY SEQUENCE IN THE FLUID A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312642 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID TARGETS WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES A microfluidic device for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, the microfluidic device having a sample inlet for receiving the sample, probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence for forming probe-target hybrids... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312731 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH LARGE ANGLE OF COLLECTION OF EMISSION LIGHT A microfluidic device having a supporting substrate, a hybridization chamber containing probes having a nucleic acid sequence for hybridization with a target nucleic acid sequence to form probe-target hybrids and generate a fluorescence signal in response to an excitati... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312538 | LOC DEVICE WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES FOR DETECTING TARGETS IN A FLUID AND A POSITIVE CONTROL PROBE FOR DETECTING A NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE KNOWN TO BE PRESENT A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312539 | LOC DEVICE WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES FOR DETECTING TARGETS IN A FLUID AND A POSITIVE CONTROL PROBE WITHOUT A QUENCHER FOR LUMINOPHORE EMISSIONS A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312728 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH NON-IMAGING OPTICS A microfluidic device having a supporting substrate, a hybridization chamber containing probes having a nucleic acid sequence for hybridization with a target nucleic acid sequence to form probe-target hybrids, the probe-target hybrids being configured to generate a fluo... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312077 | LOC DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES IN A FLUID WITH CALIBRATION CHAMBER CONTAINING PROBES DESIGNED TO BE NON-COMPLEMENTARY WITH ANY NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES IN THE FLUID A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having hybridization chambers containing electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophor... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312719 | TEST MODULE WITH INTEGRAL PHOTOSENSOR FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF HYBRIDIZATION A test module for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the test module having an outer casing having a receptacle for receiving the fluid containing the target nucleic acid sequences, electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes having an ECL luminophore for emit... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312726 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH CONTROLLABLE SHUNTS INSIDE INTEGRATED PHOTODIODES A microfluidic device having a probe for hybridization with a target nucleic acid sequence to form a probe-target hybrid, a photodiode having an active area for detecting fluorescence emissions generated by the probe-target hybrid in response to an excitation light, and... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312612 | LOC DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES WITH PROBES BETWEEN A WORKING ELECTRODE AND A PHOTOSENSOR A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, the LOC device having probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence for forming probe-target hybrids, and an electrochemiluminescent (ECL) lumi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312540 | LOC DEVICE FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES AND CALIBRATION PROBES LACKING A LUMINOPHORE A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the ECL probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312587 | LOC FOR DETECTION OF HYBRIDIZATION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES WITH PRIMER-LINKED STEM-AND-LOOP PROBES A LOC device having a supporting substrate, a primer-linked, stem-and-loop probe incorporating a nucleic acid sequence that matches a target nucleic acid sequence, and a primer for elongating against the target nucleic acid sequence to form a complementary sequence such... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312577 | TEST MODULE WITH LOW-VOLUME HYBRIDIZATION CHAMBERS AND REAGENT RESERVOIR FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES A test module for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the test module having an outer casing having an inlet for receiving the fluid containing the target nucleic acid sequences, a hybridization chamber mounted in the casing, the hybridization chamber co... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312750 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH TOTAL REAGENT STORAGE A microfluidic device for biochemical processing and analysis, the microfluidic device having a supporting substrate, a microsystems technology (MST) layer supported on the substrate, the MST layer having an inlet for receiving biochemical liquid, and, a plurality of re... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312776 | GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC WITH HYBRIDIZATION ARRAY WITH POSITIVE CONTROL CHAMBERS INCORPORATING REPORTERS A microfluidic device having a supporting substrate, an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes that each have a nucleic acid sequence for hybridization with the target nucleic acid sequence to form a probe-target hybrid... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312691 | LOC DEVICE WITH ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT PROBES INCLUDING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTROL PROBES A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312695 | LOC DEVICE WITH HYBRIDIZATION CHAMBER ARRAY WITH POSITIVE CONTROL CHAMBER CONTAINING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT REPORTER A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a fluid, the LOC device having electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probes for detecting the target nucleic acid sequences, each of the probes having an ECL luminophore for emitting photons when in an ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312780 | GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC WITH HYBRIDIZATION ARRAY WITH NEGATIVE CONTROL CHAMBERS INCORPORATING PROBES WITH NO REPORTERS A microfluidic device having a supporting substrate, an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing target nucleic acid sequences, probes that each have a nucleic acid sequence for hybridization with the target nucleic acid sequences to form probe-target hybrids,... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312805 | TEST MODULE WITH TIME DELAYED DETECTION OF FLUORESCENCE FROM HYBRIDIZED PROBE A test module having an outer casing dimensioned for hand-held portability, the outer casing having an inlet for receiving a biological sample containing a target nucleic acid sequence, probes in the outer casing for hybridization having a nucleic acid sequence for hybr... | 12/22/2011 |
