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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182769 | Clean transportation system A transportation system for transporting a biological material container between a sterile field and a nonsterile field and substantially maintaining sterility of the biological material container includes a housing assembly that removably houses the biological mate... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8163565 | Light curing fixative The invention relates to a cell fixative that can be used in the preparation of slides for investigation by microscopy techniques. In particular the present invention provides a cell fixative that contains a light curable mounting medium. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153442 | Stabilization of signal generation in particles used in assays Methods and reagents are disclosed for conducting assays. Embodiments of the present methods and reagents are concerned with a solid support such as, for example, a particle. The support includes a chemiluminescent composition that includes a metal chelate. The pres... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8062608 | Fluid separator collection card A device for separating and drying a fluid sample in one embodiment includes an upper layer including a sample window and a viewing window extending therethrough, the viewing window spaced apart from the sample window, an absorbent layer, having a width and a length... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053248 | Support system for flexible lyophilization containers A suitable container for plasma lyophilization has been designed for lyophilization (lyo-bag), storage, reconstitution and administering of blood products. A rigid support frame for use with a lyo-bag with sidewalls was designed as an external removable supportive s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8025852 | Lifting and preserving bloody impressions for law enforcement A fluorogenic lifting strip containing titanium dioxide has been successful in the lifting and enhancement of impressions and bloody impressions from nonporous, semi porous and porous surfaces. The lifting strip is best when activated with an alcohol such as ethanol... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7858393 | Method to dry microtitration filter tray cavities and received filters therein An apparatus for drying microtitration filter tray cavities and filters configured therein using a flow of gas, the cavities each comprising an upper and a lower aperture and the microtitration filter tray being mounted on a chamber designed for the vacuum filtratio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7838304 | Liquid reagent of color former and method of stabilizing the same A liquid reagent in which a methylene blue compound color former is stably stored in a liquid state; and a method of stabilizing a methylene blue compound color former in a liquid state. A methylene blue compound color former is stabilized by causing it to coexist w... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7560287 | Long wavelength engineered fluorescent proteins Engineered fluorescent proteins, nucleic acids encoding them and methods of use are provided. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7449341 | Method and device for isolation and/or determination of an analyte The invention concerns a method for isolating an analyte from an initial sample containing same, on a reactive surface in contact with all or part of the initial sample, characterized in that it comprises the following steps which consist in: 1) forming and/or maint... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7416892 | Method and system for microfluidic manipulation, amplification and analysis of fluids, for example, bacteria assays and antiglobulin testing A microfluidic system for isolation and amplification of DNA or RNA from aqueous solutions and detection of the DNA or RNA on a lateral flow detection strip, including a disposable microfluidic card for use in analysis of bacteria in platelets and an analysis of sex... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413908 | Gel extraction device A gel extraction device comprising a hollow cutting member having a cutting edge at one end and a squeeze bulb at the other end. In a further embodiment, the air passage between the cutting edge and the bulb has a constriction zone to prevent any extracted gel from ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410753 | Removal of embedding media from biological samples and cell conditioning on automated staining instruments The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents com... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405083 | Method and apparatus for purifying and desalting biological samples The subject invention provides a sample processing technique for purifying a biological or chemical sample. The invention is particularly well-suited to prepare a sample for mass spectrometry. The process is to be performed in an article having at least one well, in... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393693 | Methods and procedures for stabilization and performance optimization of multi-layer sol-gel chemical and biochemical sensors A sensor and method for making a sensor includes providing a substrate having an adhesion layer with a first functional group operatively associated with a sol-gel composition having a second functional group, and at least one linker material for connecting the firs... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393694 | Chemical and biological sampling device and kit and method of use thereof A self-contained, leak-proof sampling device and kit employing said device for collecting chemical and biological samples from various surfaces. The invention provides a sampling device and kit that may be employed to easily collect chemical and biological samples, ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390663 | Process, composition and kit for providing a stable whole blood calibrator/control The present invention is directed toward a stable calibrator and/or control, kit and process for using in a glucose monitoring instrumentation. Principally, the instant invention teaches a glycolyzed red blood cell component which has been treated with a glycolysis ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387880 | Method for monitoring resting and activated platelets in unfixed blood samples The amount of platelet surface proteins in a sample may be measured by collecting a sample containing platelets into a collection tube containing a platelet stabilizing composition, labeling the platelet surface protein and detecting by cytometry. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368132 | Glyoxal/zinc fixative This invention provides compositions and methods for fixing a biological sample, particularly fecal samples for diagnosis of parasitic infection. The fixative composition of the present invention comprises glyoxal (pyruvate aldehyde) and zinc sulfate and permits sta... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354767 | Reference control composition containing a nucleated red blood cell component made of non-nucleated blood cells A reference control composition containing a nucleated red blood cell component and the method of making are disclosed. The reference control composition includes a nucleated red blood cell component made of fixed non-nucleated blood cells and a suspension medium. T... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354773 | Method and apparatus for preparing cell samples for intracellular antigen detection using flow cytometry A method and apparatus for preparing biological cell samples for intracellular analysis. The invention is based upon the recognition that many of the steps of the conventional methods for such sample preparation can be eliminated, leading to a process that readily l... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351589 | Products and methods for single parameter and multiparameter phenotyping of cells A method of single parameter and multiparameter characterizing of cells, particularly immunophenotyping of cells, is provided. The method preferably uses antibody coated microspheres which are adapted to bind to specific types of cells. One or more sets of coated mi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351586 | Method of making stable calibrators or controls for measuring human natriuretic peptides The present invention relates methods for making stable calibrators and controls that can be used in ligand-binding assays. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338809 | Method for assaying whole blood In a method for measuring an analyte, which comprises a reaction step of forming a reaction system including a sample containing whole blood, a first substance carried by a solid carrier and specifically binding to an analyte contained in the sample and a second sub... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329613 | Structure and method for forming semiconductor wiring levels using atomic layer deposition A method for forming a conductive wire structure for a semiconductor device includes defining a mandrel on a substrate, forming a conductive wire material on the mandrel by atomic layer deposition, and forming a liner material around the conductive wire material by ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329533 | Unit for the treatment of histological samples The invention relates to a unit for the treatment of histological samples. The unit comprises a treatment chamber (1), a device (2) for supplying and removing treatment agents (3, 3′, 3″) to and from the treatment chamber (1), and a c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326577 | Cell fixation and use in phospho-proteome screening A new method of cell fixation using a mild denaturing heat and the fixative PERMIFLOW™ or similar fixative that preserves cell morphology, light scatter profiles, nucleic acid content, cell surface epitopes and unmasks internal epitopes previously not available. T... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323345 | Liquid microvolume handling system The present invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising a microchannel (2, 4) providing for solvent contact between an open microarea (MA) carrying a microvolume (1) of a solvent and a reservoir (3) for the solvent, said reservoir (... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320928 | Method of forming a stacked device filler Numerous embodiments of a stacked device filler and a method of formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming a stacked device filler comprises forming a material layer between two or more substrates of a stacked device, and causing a reaction in a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319032 | Non-sugar sweeteners for use in test devices The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for rapid detection of analytes in a sample. Surprisingly, it has been found that bulking materials having non-sugar sweeteners effectively enhance chromatographic detection methods by providing componen... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309468 | Protease inhibitor sample collection system A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, that includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306950 | Composition and use of substances for stabilising amino acids containing sulphur The invention relates to a composition for the stabilization of sulphur-containing amino acids and/or for the inhibition of the continuous formation of sulphur-containing amino acids in withdrawn blood, to the use of suitable substances and compositions therefor as ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300800 | Analyte detection system An analyte detection system utilizing a combination of fluorescent labels for labeling particles and an analyte specific fluorescent analyte detection dye. The particles contain a combination of fluorescent labels for coding the particles and an analyte specific flu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291501 | Stable compositions for measuring human natriuretic peptides The present invention relates to methods for making stable compositions, such as, but not limited to, test samples, that can be used in ligand-binding assays. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285418 | Method and kit for the diagnosis of troponin I The invention provides a method for assaying for troponin I in a sample such as serum, the method comprising a determination of the troponin I concentration in a sample using a standard preparation that comprises a complete native troponin complex. One exemplary ass... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285426 | Bulking materials containing starch reagent for use in test devices The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for rapid detection of analytes in a sample. Surprisingly, it has been found that bulking materials having starch reagents effectively enhance chromatographic detection methods by providing component sta... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282371 | Container for nucleic acid analysis The present invention relates to a receptacle for receiving samples, containing a nucleic-acid stabilizing solution and a nucleic-acid-binding solid phase. The receptacle is especially suited for the withdrawal of blood to be examined for nucleic acid. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264776 | Sanitary and compact fecal occult blood collector A biological sample collection and test kit and a method of using the kit are disclosed in the application. The kit includes a swab, having a sample collection portion, a cover for covering the sample collection portion of the swab for hygienic purpose. Also disclos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7214481 | Charcoal stabilization of phenyl phosphates The invention discloses methods, compositions and kits for stabilizing a solubilized phenyl phosphate, preferably paranitrophenyl phosphate (PNPP), using charcoal. Also disclosed are methods, compositions and kits for recycling solubilized phenyl phosphate, preferab... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191670 | Automatic microbial air sampling system and method A method and system for automated remote microbial air sampling includes a sampling enclosure positioned outside an isolator. An infeed sample receiver passes sample containers into the enclosure. An atrium is located within the enclosure and exposes containers to a... | 03/20/2007 |
