Patents by Inventor Jacek Kotowicz
Jacek Kotowicz 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).
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Patent number: 10545094Abstract: A system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a collected sample employs capillary action in a sample card containing a sample substrate, at least one test capsule and an absorbent pad. The absorbent pad absorbs the contents of the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate, with the contents of the test capsule chemically reacting with at least one detection reagent to establish an optical indicator for the analyte(s). The sample card can be automatically tested within a reader device, which records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction and outputs a test result. The collected sample can then be further analyzed using a second device. Additionally, an adhesive component can be provided so that a sample can be collected thereon. Furthermore, the at least one detection reagent can include a surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: RedXDefense, LLC.Inventors: Arman Ghodousi, Sarah Josepha Toal, Gregory Scott Ericksen, Daniel Douglas Montgomery, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz, Sean Conte
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Publication number: 20180052113Abstract: A system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a collected sample employs capillary action in a sample card containing a sample substrate, at least one test capsule and an absorbent pad. The absorbent pad absorbs the contents of the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate, with the contents of the test capsule chemically reacting with at least one detection reagent to establish an optical indicator for the analyte(s). The sample card can be automatically tested within a reader device, which records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction and outputs a test result. The collected sample can then be further analyzed using a second device. Additionally, an adhesive component can be provided so that a sample can be collected thereon. Furthermore, the at least one detection reagent can include a surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: RedXDefense, LLCInventors: Arman GHODOUSI, Sarah Josepha TOAL, Gregory Scott ERICKSEN, Daniel Douglas MONTGOMERY, Thomas Emory MCVEIGH, Jacek KOTOWICZ, Sean CONTE
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Patent number: 9810638Abstract: A system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a collected sample employs capillary action in a sample card containing a sample substrate, at least one test capsule and an absorbent pad. The absorbent pad absorbs the contents of the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate, with the contents of the test capsule chemically reacting with at least one detection reagent to establish an optical indicator for the analyte(s). The sample card can be automatically tested within a reader device, which records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction and outputs a test result. The collected sample can then be further analyzed using a second device. Additionally, an adhesive component can be provided so that a sample can be collected thereon. Furthermore, the at least one detection reagent can include a surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: REDXDEFENSE, LLCInventors: Arman Ghodousi, Sarah Josepha Toal, Gregory Scott Ericksen, Daniel Douglas Montgomery, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz, Sean Conte
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Patent number: 9435744Abstract: An analyte detection system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a sample, the analytes selected from the group consisting of explosives, narcotics, gunshot residue, organophosphate reagents, and toxic industrial chemicals, based on a capillary action in a sample card. The sample card includes a housing with at least one cavity made of flexible material, a sample substrate for collecting the sample with a portion of the substrate exposed from outside the housing, at least one test capsule in the cavity and an absorbent pad. The test capsule(s), the sample substrate, and the absorbent pad comprise at least one or more reagents. The test capsule(s) is ruptured with a rupture mechanism upon inserting the sample card into a reader device. The absorbent pad absorbs a liquid from the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: RedXDefense, LLCInventors: Arman Ghodousi, Sarah Josepha Toal, Gregory Scott Ericksen, Daniel Douglas Montgomery, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz
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Publication number: 20150079693Abstract: A product and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a collected sample employs capillary action in a sample card containing a sample substrate, at least one test capsule and an absorbent pad. The absorbent pad absorbs the contents of the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate, with the contents of the test capsule chemically reacting with at least one detection reagent to establish an optical indicator for the analyte(s). The sample card can be automatically tested within a reader device which supplies one or more light sources, records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction, and outputs a test result.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: REDXDEFENSE, LLCInventors: Arman Ghodousi, Sarah Josepha Toal, Gregory Scott Ericksen, Daniel Douglas Montgomery, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz
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Publication number: 20140287520Abstract: A system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a collected sample employs capillary action in a sample card containing a sample substrate, at least one test capsule and an absorbent pad. The absorbent pad absorbs the contents of the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate, with the contents of the test capsule chemically reacting with at least one detection reagent to establish an optical indicator for the analyte(s). The sample card can be automatically tested within a reader device, which records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction and outputs a test result. The collected sample can then be further analyzed using a second device. Additionally, an adhesive component can be provided so that a sample can be collected thereon. Furthermore, the at least one detection reagent can include a surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Arman Ghodousi, Sarah Josepha Toal, Gregory Scott Ericksen, Daniel Douglas Montgomery, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz, Sean Conte
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Patent number: 7629885Abstract: A security screening and support system for a venue having a plurality of access points includes a plurality of screening centers connected to a central control. The plurality or screening centers are arranged so as to be located in relation to the plurality of access points of the venue. The screening centers collect threat samples from subjects entering the venue, with the samples being screened for a threat signature, such as explosives. If a subject tests positive, an alert status is sent to the central control and a response, which is preferably randomized from a plurality of standard operating procedures, is enacted. The central control enables security personnel to view, monitor, respond and analyze threat situations.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Redxdefense, LLCInventors: Regina E. Dugan, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz
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Patent number: 7545280Abstract: A personnel security screening and control system includes a screening center having a threat screening system incorporating a sample collector and a sample analyzer. The sample collector obtains a threat sample from the subject which is subsequently analyzed by the sample analyzer to determine whether the individual represents a potential threat. The overall system also incorporates a demographic screening system including a demographic collector and a demographic analyzer. The demographic collector obtains a demographic indicator which is subsequently analyzed to determine a particular demographic of the subject. The screening center provides an interactive system for determining whether a subject has encountered or handled a substance that may pose a potential threat, e.g., explosives, and also presents targeting advertising or other information to the subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Redxdefense, LLCInventors: Regina E. Dugan, Thomas Emory McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz
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Publication number: 20070182552Abstract: A personnel security screening and control system includes a screening center having a threat screening system incorporating a sample collector and a sample analyzer. The sample collector obtains a threat sample from the subject which is subsequently analyzed by the sample analyzer to determine whether the individual represents a potential threat. The overall system also incorporates a demographic screening system including a demographic collector and a demographic analyzer. The demographic collector obtains a demographic indicator which is subsequently analyzed to determine a particular demographic of the subject. The screening center provides an interactive system for determining whether a subject has encountered or handled a substance that may pose a potential threat, e.g., explosives, and also presents targeting advertising or other information to the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Regina Dugan, Thomas McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz
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Publication number: 20070030954Abstract: A security screening and support system for a venue having a plurality of access points includes a plurality of screening centers connected to a central control. The plurality or screening centers are arranged so as to be located in relation to the plurality of access points of the venue. The screening centers collect threat samples from subjects entering the venue, with the samples being screened for a threat signature, such as explosives. If a subject tests positive, an alert status is sent to the central control and a response, which is preferably randomized from a plurality of standard operating procedures, is enacted. The central control enables security personnel to view, monitor, respond and analyze threat situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Regina Dugan, Thomas McVeigh, Jacek Kotowicz