Patents by Inventor Jaako Kurkela

Jaako Kurkela 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).

  • Publication number: 20220275447
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin
  • Publication number: 20200308643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin
  • Patent number: 10626461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin
  • Publication number: 20180355428
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin
  • Patent number: 10006086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin
  • Publication number: 20170009291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB
    Inventors: Jukka Tuunanen, Jaako Kurkela, Katja Eklin