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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183009 | Assaying cellular markers for the evaluation of tumors An improved system for assaying expression of various markers, factors or antigens on the cultured cells for diagnostic purposes and for using such expression to monitor the applicability of certain candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents and the progress o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8058025 | Methods for determining efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7993871 | Sampling method and device Disclosed herein is test device and method for detection of sample analytes in which after sampling has occurred a closure is provided. Such a test device and method can be usefully employed to detect a variety of analytes including microorganisms. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7851177 | Method for detecting presence of acidophilic microorganisms in bioleaching solution A method of rapid analysis of the presence of active acidophilic microorganisms in a bioleaching solution includes the steps of: concentrating the solution, removing luminescence inhibitory agents from the solution and measuring the luminescence of the solution.... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7781185 | Apparatus and method for testing liquid samples An article for holding a liquefied sample for the quantification of biological material in the sample includes a device having a reaction chamber enclosing a volume therein, the reaction chamber having an upper opening through which a liquefied sample can be poured ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771963 | Methods for determining efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7678552 | Method for selecting therapeutic agents for cancer treatment An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670797 | Method of determining toxicity with three dimensional structures A method of determining toxicity of a test agent in a tissue including A) incubating a test agent within a three-dimensional tissue engineered structure comprising a first mold or polymer scaffold, a semi-permeable membrane, and a second mold or polymer scaffold, wh... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7622274 | Method for determining a product secretion profile of cells The invention provides methods for purifying one or more cells based on the level of one or more products secreted by the cells. In one embodiment, the method involves (a) contacting a plurality of cells immobilized in proximity to a capture matrix, the capture matr... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618794 | Method for controlling environmental allergens There is provided a method for controlling environmental allergens in articles including toys, bedding, clothing and the like that tend to collect house dust mite and other allergens. One method involves seeding an article with house dust mites, exposing the article... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7611861 | Method and apparatus for patch-clamp measurements on cells The invention shows a method for patch-clamp experiments on cells or similar structures, where at least one cell is inserted into the lumen of a capillary and is positioned inside the capillary so, that a sufficiently tight seal with a resistance exceeding 1, prefer... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7563593 | Method for preparing cell cultures from biological specimens for assaying secreted factors The present invention provides an improved system for determining factors secreted from patient cells, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested and cultured. One particularly important tissue sample preparation technique is the initial preparation of c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7547526 | Cell concentration and pathogen recovery Methods and kits for the isolation of organisms. Such methods and kits are particularly useful for concentrating and recovering viable organisms from food material. The recovered organisms are of sufficient number and purity to allow detection using a biochip device... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7485437 | Method for detecting bacterial endospores in a sealed container A device for detecting bacterial endospores in a sealed container. The device has a suction tube connected to an aerosol concentrator containing a lanthanide salt solution, a suction pump engaged to the aerosol concentrator, an excitation energy source and an optica... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7435578 | Device and methods for monitoring the status of at least one cell A device and methods for monitoring status of at least one cell, wherein the cell has a membrane forming a substantially enclosed structure and defining an intracellular space therein. In one embodiment of the present invention, the device includes a first substrate... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428848 | Electrostatic sampler and method The present invention is an electrostatic collector for low cost, high throughput, high efficiency sampling and concentration of bioaerosols. The device is small enough to be portable and can be contained within or placed on the wall of a typical office or hospital ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425426 | Methods for purification of cells based on product secretion The invention provides methods for purifying one or more cells based on the level of one or more products secreted by the cells. In one embodiment, the method involves (a) contacting a plurality of cells immobilized in proximity to a capture matrix, the capture matr... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410791 | Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic islands that adhere cells, isolated by cytophobic regions to which cells... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408704 | Device for optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens A device for an optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens includes at least one micro-manipulator with at least one motor-displaceable cytotechnical instrument holder elements, and a microscope which has at least one functional motor-displaceab... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405395 | Acoustic ejection into small openings Provided is a method of transporting fluid which involves acoustic ejection into a small opening. The opening may be, for example, the inlet opening of a sample vessel. Alternatively, it may be an opening in a microfluidic device. The ejection is typically, but not ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405072 | Acoustic radiation for ejecting and monitoring pathogenic fluids The invention relates to methods and devices that use focused radiation to handle and/or monitor pathogenic fluids. In particular, a method is provided for dispensing one or more droplets of a fluid containing a pathogen. The method involves providing the pathogen-c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402178 | Garment processing with biological sanitization and inspection procedures Biological inspection procedures and surface sanitization procedures are incorporated with a garment providing service to look for and monitor the presence of microbes, such as bacteria in particular, and to eliminate such microbes within the garment service. Biolog... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402179 | Garment processing with biological inspection procedures Biological inspection procedures and surface sanitization procedures are incorporated with a garment providing service to look for and monitor the presence of microbes, such as bacteria in particular, and to eliminate such microbes within the garment service. Biolog... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399609 | /patents/7399609/description.html The invention relates to methods of detecting staphylococcus. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384762 | Process for trapping and confining microorganisms in air using water-soluble polymers A process for trapping and confining microorganisms in air using water-soluble polymers is disclosed. The water-soluble polymers are readily soluble in water or a physiological diluent, have reasonable mechanical strength so that they can be transported without rupt... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374905 | Medium composition, method and device for selectively enhancing the isolation of anaerobic microorganisms contained in a mixed sample with facultative microorganisms The present invention is directed to a medium, broth or agar, and a method of utilizing the same, in order to isolate and/or identify anaerobes from a mixed sample that contains facultative microorganisms. The medium contains an inhibitor of the electron transport s... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374904 | Products containing quantum of bioparticles and method for production thereof A method for forming a substantially solid product containing a desired quantum of bioparticle, the method comprising (a) providing a sample of bioparticle in liquid form; (b) selecting a desired quantum of the bioparticle; and (c) forming a substantially solid prod... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371517 | High purity X-chromosome bearing and Y-chromosome bearing populations of spermatozoa Isolated non-naturally occurring populations of spermatozoa (15) having high purity and technologies to differentiate spermatozoa (28) based on characteristics such as mass, volume, orientation, or emitted light including methods of analysis and appara... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347975 | Bead dispensing system A bead dispensing system is provided for delivering small amounts of substances onto substrates. The system can include, for example, a movable support structure having an array of spaced-apart projections depending from its lower side. An attraction source, such as... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335415 | Tearaway adhesive tape on nonwoven support The invention concerns a nonwoven support, in the form of a felt or needle punched product, having a thickness ranging between 0.3 and 1 mm and a surface mass of fibres ranging between 70 and 120 g/m2, and the fibres are embedded in the adhesive over part... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332328 | Microcolumn-platform based array for high-throughput analysis A device and methods for performing biological or chemical analysis is provided. The device includes an array of three-dimensional microcolumns projecting away from a support plate. Each microcolumn has a relatively planar, first surface remote from the support plat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329393 | Capacity altering device, holder, and methods of sample processing This invention provides capacity altering devices that facilitate the processing of samples whose volume exceeds the capacity of external sample processing regions (e.g., sample tubes or wells). The invention also provides holders that can be used with such devices,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325837 | Self laminating specimen capture and containment assembly and recordation form combination The present invention is a specimen capture and collection form that utilizes a self laminating form assembly having first and second separable parts one of which is used in the collection, capture and retention of a sample of material to be analyzed and the other o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326561 | Flow-thru chip cartridge, chip holder, system and method thereof A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluid... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313976 | Techniques for dynamically testing and evaluating materials and coatings in moving solutions The dynamic testing of materials in moving solutions, such as anti-fouling paint in seawater, is conducted in a cylindrical tank. A stirrer having a drive shaft and one or more paddles or blades is driven by a variable speed motor to rotate and to impart rotational ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315667 | Propagating light to be sensed Light to be sensed is spreaded across an entry surface of a transmission structure with a laterally varying energy transmission function. For example, the light could be output from a stimulus-wavelength converter, provided through an optical fiber, or it could come... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314731 | Method for selecting therapeutic agents for cancer The present invention discloses in vitro methods for screening candidate therapeutic and/or chemotherapeutic agents for in vivo efficacy in a specific patient. The invention also includes methods for determining the optimal dosage of a therapeutic agent for a specif... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312073 | Method for the detection of viable microorganisms Method for the detection and enumeration of viable microorganisms. A liquid that comprises one or more markers incorporated in a liquid sol-gel precursor, is provided. A transparent slide is coated with a thin uniform layer of the liquid sol-gel precursor compositio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306924 | Biosensor and related method A method for collecting a microbiological substance utilizes a micro fabricated biochip having a collection chamber. A fluid sample containing a microbiological entity of interest is delivered to the collection chamber in the biochip. Then a non-uniform electric fie... | 12/11/2007 |
