Patents by Inventor Rick Smethers

Rick Smethers 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).

  • Analytical work station
    Patent number: 5529752
    Abstract: This invention encompasses a work station for conducting assays which comprises filtering assembly, a slide reading assembly, and a slide with a porous filter membrane wherein the slide has a means for aligning the slide within the filter assembly to filter reagents on predetermined portions of the porous filter membrane and also to position the slide in the slide reading assembly so that detection will occur in those same predetermined locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Molecular Devices Corporation
    Inventors: George Pontis, Michael Lacy, Vladimir Drbal, Calvin Chow, Thomas Smith, Rick Smethers, Debra A. Ross, Gregory Kirk, Jonathan Briggs, Lev Leytes, Suresh N. Mehta
  • Analytical slide with porous filter membrane
    Patent number: 5252293
    Abstract: This invention encompasses a slide reading assembly, and a slide with a porous filter membrane wherein the slide has a means for aligning the slide within a filter assembly to filter reagents on predetermined portions of the porous filter membrane and also to position the slide in a slide reading assembly so that detection will occur in those same predetermined locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Inventors: Vladimir Drbal, Calvin Chow, Rick Smethers, Debra A. Ross, Gregory Kirk, Briggs, Jonathan, Lev Leytes, Suresh N. Mehta