Patents by Inventor George Sierra

George Sierra 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A LATERAL FLOW ASSAY
    Publication number: 20080031779
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for performing a lateral flow assay. The method includes depositing a sample on a test strip at an application region, detecting a first detection signal arising from the test strip in the first detection zone, and generating a baseline for the first measurement zone by interpolating between values of the detection signal outside of the first measurement zone and inside of the first detection zone. The method may include locating a beginning boundary and an ending boundary for the first measurement zone on the test strip. Additional detection zones having measurement zones may also be incorporated with the embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: RELIA DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Polito, Richard Thayer, Robert DiNello, George Sierra, Dennis Nixon, Alan Phillips, Stuart Neubarth
  • Method and apparatus for performing a lateral flow assay
    Publication number: 20050074899
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for performing a lateral flow assay. The method includes depositing a sample on a test strip at an application region, detecting a first detection signal arising from the test strip in the first detection zone, and generating a baseline for the first measurement zone by interpolating between values of the detection signal outside of the first measurement zone and inside of the first detection zone. The method may include locating a beginning boundary and an ending boundary for the first measurement zone on the test strip. Additional detection zones having measurement zones may also be incorporated with the embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Polito, Richard Thayer, Robert DiNello, George Sierra, Dennis Nixon, Alan Phillips, Stuart Neubarth