Patents by Inventor Catherine Mills

Catherine Mills 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).

  • Sample preparation apparatus
    Patent number: 8327724
    Abstract: Apparatus for preparing a biological sample for PCR analysis has an inlet (4) for receiving the sample (15) and a sieve (13) through which the sample is forced by screwing down an inlet cap (16). A lysis solution between two rupturable seals (11 and 12) is effective to disrupt the cells of the sample and release nucleic acid. The apparatus is mounted releasably on a PCR machine (2) having a motor (2?) releasably coupled with a drive mechanism (3, 36,40) in the apparatus to effect a rotary and a vertical up and down movement of its components (30, 31, 32, 42). The apparatus has a transparent cuvette (5) and a needle (71) extending to the lower end of the cuvette, by which the prepared sample is dispensed to the cuvette for PCR analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Smiths Detection-Watford Limited
    Inventors: Michael Roy Fairs, Thomas David Ford, Piers Sebastian Harding, Gary Stephen Howard, Barry Boyes, John Walter Czajka, Douglas Jason Green, Jay Lewington, Carmelo Volpe, Colin Fewster, Jason Betley, Catherine Mills, William Richard Mawer
  • SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES AND ANALYZERS
    Publication number: 20100261179
    Abstract: The application provides sample preparation devices and analyses. The devices and analyzes allow for the rapid preparation and analysis of samples using a variety of techniques, including PCR, by even unskilled users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Betley, Barry Boyes, John Walter Czajka, Michael Roy Fairs, Colin Fewster, Thomas David Ford, Douglas Jason Green, Piers Sebastian Harding, Gary Stephen Howard, Jay Lewington, William Richard Mawer, Catherine Mills, James Onslow, Carmelo Volpe
  • SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100192706
    Abstract: Apparatus for preparing a biological sample for PCR analysis has an inlet (4) for receiving the sample (15) and a sieve (13) through which the sample is forced by screwing down an inlet cap (16). A lysis solution between two rupturable seals (11 and 12) is effective to disrupt the cells of the sample and release nucleic acid. The apparatus is mounted releasably on a PCR machine (2) having a motor (2?) releasably coupled with a drive mechanism (3, 36,40) in the apparatus to effect a rotary and a vertical up and down movement of its components (30, 31, 32, 42). The apparatus has a transparent cuvette (5) and a needle (71) extending to the lower end of the cuvette, by which the prepared sample is dispensed to the cuvette for PCR analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Roy Fairs, Thomas David Ford, Piers Sebastian Harding, Gary Stephen Howard, Barry Boyes, John Walter Czajka, Douglas Jason Green, Jay Lewington, Carmelo Volpe, Colin Fewster, Jason Betley, Catherine Mills, William Richard Mawer