Patents by Inventor Allen T. Phillips

Allen T. Phillips has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sensor Device for Interrogation of Changes in the Contents of a Sealed Container
    Publication number: 20090023203
    Abstract: A device and method allowing evaluation of the contents of a sealed primary container by means of an integral sensor which is separated from the contents of the sealed primary container yet provides information on quality of the contents of the primary container without breaking the sealed system. The integral sensor device includes a biosensor retained within a plastic construct by a gated-pore membrane. Pores in the membrane open in response to an environmental change in the primary container allowing the contents of the primary container to contact the biosensor. Status of the contents of the primary container can be determined by inspection of the biosensor, visually or via a fiberoptic probe, through the optical window of the plastic construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Ray H. Hammerstedt, Allen T. Phillips
  • Interrogation of changes in the contents of a sealed container
    Patent number: 7407796
    Abstract: A device and method allowing evaluation of the contents of a sealed primary container by means of an integral sensor which is separated from the contents of the sealed primary container yet provides information on quality of the contents of the primary container without breaking the sealed system. The integral sensor device includes a biosensor retained within a plastic construct by a gated-pore membrane. Pores in the membrane open in response to an environmental change in the primary container allowing the contents of the primary container to contact the biosensor. Status of the contents of the primary container can be determined by inspection of the biosensor, visually or via a fiberoptic probe, through the optical window of the plastic construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Roy H. Hammerstedt, Allen T. Phillips
  • Interrogation of changes in the contents of a sealed container
    Publication number: 20040206658
    Abstract: A device and method allowing evaluation of the contents of a sealed primary container by means of an integral sensor which is separated from the contents of the sealed primary container yet provides information on quality of the contents of the primary container without breaking the sealed system. The integral sensor device includes a biosensor retained within a plastic construct by a gated-pore membrane. Pores in the membrane open in response to an environmental change in the primary container allowing the contents of the primary container to contact the biosensor. Status of the contents of the primary container can be determined by inspection of the biosensor, visually or via a fiberoptic probe, through the optical window of the plastic construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Roy H. Hammerstedt, Allen T. Phillips