Patents by Inventor John K. Shuler

John K. Shuler 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).

  • Assay device using shrink wrap
    Patent number: 6162398
    Abstract: Devices for conducting an assay are disclosed which utilize shrink wrap as a casing material. The use of shrink wrap casings enables the preliminary fluid filtering step and the chemical detection step to be combined, provides improved control over the flow of fluids into and through the assay device and reduces the time, material, effort, expense and risk of contamination involved in conducting assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: John K. Shuler
  • Direct read lateral flow assay for small analytes
    Patent number: 5798273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and assay device for detecting small analytes. The results of the assay can be directly read from the device, which is a lateral flow device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignees: Becton Dickinson and Company, Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Shuler, Stephen J. Lovell, Abigail S. Fisher, Alan J. Weiss, Robert W. Rosenstein