Patents by Inventor FRANCISCO JAVIER DIAS LOURENCO

FRANCISCO JAVIER DIAS LOURENCO 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).

  • Reagent reservoir system for analytical instruments
    Patent number: 9057674
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent reservoir system and disposable reaction cassettes using the same. In one aspect, such system comprises a chamber in which dried reagent, particularly lyophilized reagent, is constrained to remain in a defined region of the chamber by a retaining member that obstructs passage of such reagents to other regions of the chamber where they may escape hydration or activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Cepheid
    Inventors: Reuel Van Atta, Francisco Javier Dias Lourenco
  • REAGENT RESERVOIR SYSTEM FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20140377759
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent reservoir system and disposable reaction cassettes using the same. In one aspect, such system comprises a chamber in which dried reagent, particularly lyophilized reagent, is constrained to remain in a defined region of the chamber by a retaining member that obstructs passage of such reagents to other regions of the chamber where they may escape hydration or activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: CEPHEID
    Inventors: REUEL VAN ATTA, FRANCISCO JAVIER DIAS LOURENCO