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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7189522 | Dual path immunoassay device The systems of the invention include test cells with a first sorbent material defining a first flow path for a solution, a second sorbent material defining a second flow path distinct from the first flow path for a sample, and a test line or test site with immobiliz... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189366 | Molecular tag reader Near infrared molecular assays can be used to detect small quantities of a molecule of interest in vivo or in vitro using laser dyes. A hand-held portable device is provided which can rapidly read small quantities of selected molecular tags in tissues of fish or oth... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190522 | Chemical synthesis using diffraction grating-based encoded optical elements An optical identification element having a synthesized chemical attached thereto includes an optical substrate having at least one diffraction grating disposed therein, the grating having a resultant refractive variation at a grating location, said grating being emb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186566 | Combining transmittance detection and chromatographic strip techniques for quantification of analyte in biological fluids Chromatographic strip is used in combination with a transmittance detecting system in a test to quantitate analytes in biological fluid. Chemical reagents or conjugate labels are simply absorbed on the passages' materials of the strip. The substrates, affinity reage... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186799 | Peptide and amine examination method using the same A peptide for detecting amine, and a method and apparatus for detecting amines using the peptide. The method comprises the application of a sensor to examine a sample, wherein the sensor is coated with the peptide. The result collected from the sensor is compared wi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183073 | Method for detecting microorganisms A device and method are provided for isolating and culturing microorganisms from a bulk fluid sample. The device comprises a container having therein a polymeric immobilization layer having interstitial spaces between polymer chains such as a gel matrix. The interst... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183102 | Apparatus using reference measurement for calibration A method and apparatus for calibrating noninvasive or implantable glucose analyzers that uses either alternative invasive glucose determinations or noninvasive glucose determinations to calibrate noninvasive or implantable glucose analyzers. Use of an alternative in... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182914 | Structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor The present invention relates to a structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor. The structure, the manufacturing process and the related circuit for a carbon nano tube or nano wire transistor biosensor device are provided. The ref... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179587 | Method and apparatus for high frequency interfacing to biochemical membranes High frequency interfacing to biochemical membranes, such as supported bilayers and cell membranes, is carried out by supporting a biochemical membrane on a support surface while allowing access to the surface of the membrane through an opening in the support. A sha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179638 | Microarrays and their manufacture by slicing Microarrays are prepared by using a separate fiber for each compound being used in the microarray. The fibers are bundled and sectioned to form a thin microarray that may be glued to a backing. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175992 | Sensitive immunochromatographic assay Methods for quantitatively measuring the amount of an analyte of interest in a fluid sample, and kits useful in the methods, are disclosed. The methods involve providing a solid phase apparatus comprising a membrane having an application point, a sample capture zone... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172897 | Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing The invention is directed to devices that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. In particular, the devices are configured to hold multiple cartridges comprising biochips comprising arrays such as nucleic acid arrays, and allow for high throughput analysi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172896 | Integrated portable biological detection system We have performed separation of bacterial and cancer cells from peripheral human blood in microfabricated electronic chips by dielectrophoresis. The isolated cells were examined by staining the nuclei with fluorescent dye followed by laser induced fluorescence imagi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172859 | System and method for optimizing tissue barrier transfer of compounds The present invention relates to high-throughput systems and methods to prepare a large number of component combinations, at varying concentrations and identities, at the same time, and high-throughput methods to test tissue barrier transfer, such as transdermal tra... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173125 | Triphosphate oligonucleotide modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based monomers and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during enzymatic synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the monomers provided herein. Immobilized oligonucleotides and oligon... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172804 | Film-immobilized capture particles The present invention relates to film-immobilized capture particles, and substrates coated with film-immobilized capture particles. In particular, the present invention provides microarrays for detecting the presence or absence of a target in a sample employing film... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169600 | Device for determining a glucose concentration in a tissue fluid The invention concerns an arrangement for determining the concentration of glucose in a tissue fluid. In the microdialysis technology used for this purpose, perfusate-containing glucose is transported in intermittent delivery pulses through a microdialysis probe ins... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166458 | Assay and method for analyte sensing by detecting efficiency of radiation conversion In one aspect, the present invention is a system, a device and a method for sensing the concentration of an analyte in a fluid or matrix. The analyte may be glucose or any other chemical of interest. The fluid or matrix may be, for example, the fluid in a bioreactor... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160730 | Method and apparatus for cell sorting A cell sorter system that includes a precision pump that causes fluid containing cells to enter an inlet port where the fluid is exposed to source light of one or more wavelengths and where cells scatter light or produce fluorescence by known means, and the scattere... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160689 | Pretreatment instrument of saliva and pretreatment method of saliva In a pretreatment instrument and a pretreatment method of saliva, used for identification and quantitation of Streptococcus mutans in saliva by the immunochromatographic method utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction, the instrument includes a swab and a mixin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157050 | System and method for detecting biological and chemical material A system and method are provided for detecting biological and chemical material. To measure biological materials such as genes easily at low costs, the device for implementing a small-sized, high sensitive, economical measurement apparatus is provided. Probes approp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157234 | Detection of very low quantities of analyte bound to a solid phase A microscale binding assay, analyte binding array, and kits are disclosed, which exploit the mass action law to harvest analyte from a liquid sample. This is achieved by fabrication of sorbent zones having up to ten times the binding capacity per unit area generally... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157049 | Optical bio-discs and fluidic circuits for analysis of cells and methods relating thereto The present invention is directed to optical bio-discs, methods, and optical disc drives for clinical diagnostics. The present invention is further directed to methods for determining the quantity of a specific type of blood cell in a biological sample including on-... | 01/02/2007 |
| RE39457 | Liquid specimen container and attachable testing modules A biological fluid collection container comprising a cup member, a lid assembly removably mounted to the cup member comprising a housing with a downwardly extending cylindrical skirt, a luer lock with a throughgoing bore extending from one side of the lid housing. A... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155988 | Dual air particle sample cassette An air particle sample cassette enables concurrent or sequential collection of air particle samples. The dual air particle sample cassette has top and bottom covers that fit together to provide an airtight seal between them. The airtight seal may be provided by adhe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153682 | Microarrays on mirrored substrates for performing proteomic analyses Provided are peptidomimetic protein-binding arrays, their manufacture, use, and application. The protein-binding array elements of the invention include a peptidomimetic segment linked to a solid support via a stable anchor. The invention contemplates peptidomimetic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155076 | Target molecules detection by waveguiding in a photonic silicon membrane Disclosed herein is a porous silicon filter capable of binding and detecting biological and chemical target molecules in liquid or gas samples. A photonic waveguiding silicon filter with chemical and/or biological anchors covalently attached to the pore walls bind t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155205 | System and method for verifying subscriber data records in a telephone system A consistency verification tool performs a consistency check on subscriber data records stored in the cellular telephone system. One such consistency check analyzes subscriber data records in a home location register (HLR) and a billing system to determine the prese... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153681 | Assay reagents and devices A reagent useful in immunoassays, comprising a direct particulate level co-sensitised with a specific binding agent having specificity for an analyte or analyte analogue and with a non-specific protein which can participate in a control reaction with another specifi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153475 | Aerosol particle analyzer for measuring the amount of analyte in airborne particles Aerosol particle analyzer (APA) for measuring the amount of analyte in airborne particle is described. The APA uses an analysis liquid. In most embodiments, this analysis liquid is chosen so that when it is mixed with the particles, an optical property of the analys... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148058 | Protein microarrays on mirrored surfaces for performing proteomic analyses Provided are protein microarrays, their manufacture, use, and application. Protein microarrays in accordance with the present invention are useful in a variety preoteomic analyses. Various protein arrays in accordance with the present invention may immobilize large ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144742 | Quantitative lateral flow assays and devices This invention provides solid phase specific binding lateral flow assay methods, devices and kits for quantitating high and low molecular weight analytes. The methods and devices of the invention employ labelled reagents which are either analyte analogs or complemen... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141414 | Biosensor The illustrated embodiment comprises a biosensor utilizing plant cells and nutrient media for maintaining the plant cells in a live condition. A light source having desired optical characteristics is directed onto the plant cells and light spectra transmitted from t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143339 | Method and apparatus for dynamically formatting and displaying tabular data in real time Embodiments of the invention improve upon current systems by allowing users to dynamically generate and repeatedly modify the appearance of any set of tabular data. When the system obtains input relating to formatting the table, the appearance of the table is dynami... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141415 | Method for the controlled transport of magnetic beads and device for executing said method The present invention is related to a method and corresponding devices for controlled transport of magnetic beads between a position X and different position Y, such that the magnetic beads are manipulated or transported by applying successively a series of N local ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141416 | Multi-purpose optical analysis optical bio-disc for conducting assays and various reporting agents for use therewith The present invention relates to optical bio-disc systems and related methods and to immobilizing receptor molecules. When a sample is injected into a fluidic circuit, the target agent binds to a capture probe bound in a capture zone. A signal is generated from tags... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138269 | Microflow system for particle separation and analysis A micro flow system is provided for separating particles, comprising a microfabricated member having a flow channel (5) defined therein for guiding a flow of a fluid containing the particles through the flow channel, first inlet means (2) positioned at... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135331 | Apparatus for detecting biopolymers and cartridge Provided is an apparatus for detecting biopolymers (DNA) capable of total analysis including non-reacted samples without complicated operations such as washing. A DNA probe is fixed to one of electrodes and direct current voltage is placed between the electro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136275 | Polymeric dielectric material for high-energy density capacitors The present invention includes a dielectric. The dielectric includes a polymer that has a high dielectric constant. The polymer includes polarizable species. The present invention also includes an embedded capacitor, and an IC package made with the dielectric. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132242 | Method and device for targeted delivery of materials to selected single cells A method and device for delivering a quantity of at least one material to a selected single cell in a manner that permits impingement of material with the cell. The material travels at a suitable trajectory and velocity and is ejected from an electronically controll... | 11/07/2006 |
