Patents by Inventor Rick Trembino

Rick Trembino 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 determining analyte concentration using phase and magnitude detection of a radiation transfer function
    Patent number: 6944486
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of determining the analyte concentration of a test sample is described. A temperature gradient is introduced into the test sample and infrared radiation detectors measure radiation at selected analyte absorbance peak and reference wavelengths. The modulation of the temperature gradient is controlled by a surface temperature modulation. A transfer function is determined that relates the surface temperature modulation to the modulation of the measured infrared radiation. Reference and analytical signals are detected. In the presence of the selected analyte, phase and magnitude differences in the transfer function are detected. These phase and magnitude differences, having a relationship to analyte concentration, are measured, correlated and processed to determine analyte concentration in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Optiscan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Braig, Charles E. Kramer, Bernhard B. Sterling, Daniel S. Goldberger, Peng Zheng, Arthur M. Shulenberger, Rick Trembino, Richard A. King, Casper W. Barnes
  • Method and apparatus for determining analyte concentration using phase and magnitude detection of a radiation transfer function
    Patent number: 6580934
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of determining the analyte concentration of a test sample is described. A temperature gradient is introduced in the test sample and infrared radiation detectors measure radiation at selected analyte absorbance peak and reference wavelengths. The modulation of the temperature gradient is controlled by a surface temperature modulation. A transfer function is determined that relates the surface temperature modulation to the modulation of the measured infrared radiation. Reference and analytical signals are detected. In the presence of the selected analyte, phase and magnitude differences in the transfer function are detected. These phase and magnitude differences, having a relationship to analyte concentration, are measured, correlated, and processed to determine analyte concentration in the test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Optiscan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Braig, Charles E. Kramer, Bernhard B. Sterling, Daniel S. Goldberger, Peng Zheng, Arthur M. Shulenberger, Rick Trembino, Richard A. King, Casper W. Barnes