Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| 20110275104 | Device and Method for Detection of Humidity-Compromised Urine Test Strips The timing of the reaction of moisture-sensitive reagents for detecting the presence of analytes, e.g. leukocytes in urine samples, is used to detect when the reagents have been compromised by excess humidity. The ratio of light reflectance at wavelengths characteristic... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269236 | System and Method for Determining Acid Content in Generally Hydrophic Products A system and method of characterizing an at least partially hydrophobic sample. The method includes providing an ethanolic solution of ethanol and sodium hydrogen cyanamide, adding a first portion of the ethanolic solution to a sample to produce a reagent-sample mixture... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110236265 | CHANNEL CHIP AND JIG A channel chip includes a substrate made of a material capable of transmitting light. The substrate includes a groove to form a channel for allowing a fluid to flow. A film is made of a material capable of transmitting light. The film is bonded to the substrate with a p... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223066 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE There is provided a high-accuracy automatic analysis device achieving both of measurement in a wide concentration range and high sensitivity at a low concentration. The signals of a plurality of wavelengths λ1 to λ12 where the sensitivity of light absorp... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217788 | CHEMICAL REAGENT FOR MEASURING THE LEVEL OF HALOGEN AGENTS, IN PARTICULAR IN SWIMMING-POOL WATER AND ASSOCIATED MEASUREMENT METHOD The invention relates to a method of monitoring a concentration of a halogenated disinfectant in swimming pools or the like and a device for implementing the method. The method comprises: a liquid-injection step of injecting the liquid to be analyzed into the analysis c... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110200989 | SINGLE MOLECULE NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING USING MULTIPHOTON FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION A system for detection of nucleic acids can include an excitation source configured to transmit excitation energy to a reaction site including a single molecule of nucleic acid reacted with a two-photon absorption moiety. The system also can include an optical system co... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110201909 | ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICES AND METHODS WITH HEMATOCRIT-VOLUME CORRECTION AND FEEDBACK CONTROL Disclosed are devices, arrangements and methods for quantifying the concentration of an analyte present in bodily fluid, including: an assay pad having at least one chemical reagent capable of producing a detectable signal in the form of a reaction spot upon reaction wi... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110150705 | Integrated Hinged Cartridge Housings for Sample Analysis The invention relates to a cartridge housing for forming a cartridge capable of measuring an analyte or property of a liquid sample. The housing comprising a first substantially rigid zone, a second substantially flexible zone, a hinge region, and at least one sensor re... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110136248 | TRANSILLUMINATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE The invention relates to a transillumination measurement device for determining the intensity of a chemical/biological reaction, comprising at least one carrier layer, a source and a quantum detector of electromagnetic radiation, and an interface. A reaction membrane is... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110136249 | Analyte test system for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological or aqueous fluid This invention provides a device for determining the concentration of an analyte like glucose, cholesterol, free fatty acids, triglycerides, proteins, ketones, phenylalanine or enzymes, in a physiological or aqueous fluid like blood, serum, plasma, saliva, urine, inters... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110124110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREAST CANCER DETECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT The invention relates to a simple screening test for neoplasia, a precancerous condition, or cancer of the breast. A method is described whereby a breast cancer marker is detected in breast fluid. In a particular embodiment, the method involves treating samples of breas... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110110822 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS DEVICE Using an LED element as a light source, a photometric unit including the light source, a light receiving element and other components therebetween is reduced in size. A holder 30 detachable from the device as a unit holds a light emission unit 15 formed of... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110070158 | Quality Control Module for Biomarker Generator System A sample card and automated quality control module for a radiopharmaceutical synthesis system for conducting quality control tests on approximately one (1) unit dose of a radiopharmaceutical biomarker for use in positron emission tomography. The sample card and quality ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110045492 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PERFORMING A TEST The invention relates to a microfluidic system comprising a microfluidic device having a first and a second opposite surfaces and an optical detector, the microfluidic device comprises a flow channel with a detection channel section having a length of at least about 1 m... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100260643 | PORTABLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING BIOPHOTONIC SENSOR There is provided a portable measuring system having a biophotonic sensor. The portable measuring system also includes a tunable light source, an output intensity detector and an output wavelength detector, which are mounted therein. The portable measuring system can pr... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100248277 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES IN BODILY FLUIDS This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a v... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100240141 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN WATER An apparatus for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in water that can correct a reduction in measurement accuracy based on deterioration of a pH indicator is provided. A carbon dioxide concentration measurement apparatus includes a deterioration determining s... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100196207 | STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT INTERACTION WITH MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Systems and methods for improved measurement of absorbance/transmission through fluidic systems are described. Specifically, in one set of embodiments, optical elements are fabricated on one side of a transparent fluidic device opposite a series of fluidic channels. The... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100197025 | READER DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE This invention provides a reader device (10) for a test strip (14) (in particular an immunoassay test strip). The reader device has a channel (12) for receiving the test strip, and a movable sensor (26, 28, 30) located adjacent to said channe... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100188663 | SUB-MICRON SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR SYSTEMS A sensor for detecting the presence of a target analyte, ligand or molecule in a test fluid, comprising a light transmissive substrate on which an array of surface plasmon resonant (SPR) elements is mounted is described. A multi-channel sensor for detecting the presence... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100157295 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH DEVICE FOR DECIDING MEASUREMENT START POINT Provided is a measurement device. The measurement device includes a sensor, a wavelength-tunable light source, an additional light source, a coupler, and an optical power measurer. The sensor accepts a sample. The wavelength-tunable light source irradiates wavelength-tu... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100136709 | RECEPTACLE AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF FLUORESCENCE The invention relates to a liquid receptacle comprising a bottom and sidewalls for holding a liquid. The bottom encompasses a flat sensor surface that is in contact with the liquid when the receptacle is filled, a light-incident area that is located below the sensor sur... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100098591 | CHROMATOGRAPHY QUANTITATIVE MEASURING APPARATUS In a chromatography quantitative measuring apparatus according to the present invention, a beam applied from a light source to a chromatography test strip is formed into an elliptical shape by an optical means such as a cylindrical lens, a variation in absorbance that a... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099194 | ANALYZER AND ANALYSIS METHOD An analyzer analyzes a specimen on basis of an absorbance of a reaction liquid of the specimen and a reagent and includes a measuring unit that measures absorbances of two or more identifying samples having different concentrations and having absorbance characteristics ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100041161 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM OF BIOLOGICAL, MATTER CONSTITUTED BY ONE OR MORE OPTICAL SENSORS AND ONE OR MORE LIGHT SOURCES, ASSOCIATED PROCESS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention relates to a system and process for detection and/or qualitative and quantitative identification of the biological material, such as specific sequences of nucleic acids or proteins as antibodies, present in biological samples. The system is compose... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090317912 | Method of Measuring Glycated Hemoglobin Concentration The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus that measure the concentration of glycated hemoglobin by an optical technique. A wavelength in which the molecular extinction coefficient of oxyhemoglobin agrees or substantially agrees with the molecular extinc... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090317299 | Light based fuel sulfur sensor and system An ultraviolet sensor arrangement detects the amount of sulfur in a fuel of an internal combustion engine by emitting an ultraviolet light field in the presence of the fuel. A detector is disposed to detect a responsive amount of fluorescent light and provide a sensing ... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090285721 | Apparatus for chemical analysis of a sample The present invention provides an apparatus for the chemical analysis of a sample.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090280030 | Apparatus for automated accelerated extraction of trace elements from biomass A method and apparatus automates and accelerates the extraction and analysis of trace elements from biomass. The method and apparatus are especially useful at key segregation points in the food chain where speed and accuracy is necessary to separate agricultural cereals... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090252649 | Apparatus for body fluid analysis using surface-textured optical materials A variety of characteristics of body fluid may be measured by introducing a sample to a textured surface on optical material such as waveguides and sheets. The textured surface presents a field of elongated projections which are spaced apart to exclude certain component... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090169433 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED BIODETECTION A substance identification system is configured to identify at least one detection target faster and with greater accuracy than is possible using prior substance identification systems and/or prior substance identification techniques. A chamber includes a pellet forming... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090130655 | Detection method using nanoaggregate-embedded beads and system thereof The invention discloses a detection method using nanoaggregate-embedded beads and system thereof, which are characterized in that the nanoaggregate of Raman dye and metal nanoparticles is coated by an inorganic oxide to form a nanoaggregate-embedded bead, and which is t... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090111191 | GAS ANALYZER CASSETTE SYSTEM A highly sensitive fluid composition analyzer where a fluid may be placed in contact with a very small area on a material sensitized to change color in the presence of a specific type of compound, to be impinged with light. The light reflected, transmitted and/or scatte... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090104710 | COLORIMETRIC ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Various embodiments disclose a colorimetric absorbance measurement method and a system for performing the same. The method comprises driving a reaction tray carrying a plurality of reaction cuvettes to rotate at a speed; transferring or rotating filters on a filter whee... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090098658 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same A microchip includes fluid circuits therein, formed by uniting together at least a first substrate that is a transparent substrate and a second substrate having grooves provided at the substrate surface and/or through holes penetrating in a thickness direction. The flui... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090087924 | MICROFLUIDIC REVERSE AFFINITY-BLOT DEVICE The microfluidic reverse affinity-blot device of the present disclosure combines affinity binding for isolation and/or enrichment of protein(s) from a sample, followed by separation/identification thereof. In general terms, a microfluidic reverse affinity-blot device is... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090087348 | SENSOR APPLICATIONS A sensor that includes an assembly having a flexible base material and a flexible material layer formed on the flexible base material. Both the flexible base material and the flexible material layer have shrinkable and/or stretchable properties. The flexible base materi... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090061418 | DISPOSABLE ANALYTICAL MICROPROCESSOR DEVICE The present invention generally relates to the determination of an analyte concentration (quantitative determination) or whether an analyte threshold level has been passed (qualitative determination) in a biological sample through employment of a disposable analytical m... | 03/05/2009 |
