Patents by Inventor Robert Henry Terbrueggen

Robert Henry Terbrueggen 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).

  • Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing
    Patent number: 7172897
    Abstract: The invention is directed to devices that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. In particular, the devices are configured to hold multiple cartridges comprising biochips comprising arrays such as nucleic acid arrays, and allow for high throughput analysis of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Blackburn, Hau H. Duong, Piotr Grodzinski, Jon Faiz Kayyem, Stephen D. O'Connor, Robert Pietri, Robert Henry Terbrueggen, Frederic Zenhausern, Gary T. Olsen
  • Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing
    Publication number: 20040053290
    Abstract: The invention is directed to devices that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. In particular, the devices are configured to hold multiple cartridges comprising biochips comprising arrays such as nucleic acid arrays, and allow for high throughput analysis of samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Henry Terbrueggen, Gary F. Blackburn, Marc Kenneth Chason, Xunhu Dai, Manes Eliacin, Piotr Grodzinski, Bruce Duncan Irvine, Jon Faiz Kayyem, Keryn Ke Lian, Robin Hui Liu, Shawn Michael O'Rourke, Edward Lewis Sheldon, Frederic Zenhausern
  • Method and apparatus for manipulating polarizable analytes via dielectrophoresis
    Publication number: 20040011650
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods for manipulating polarizable analytes via dielectrophoresis to allow for improved detection of target analytes. Microfluidic devices are configured such that the application of a voltage between field-generating electrodes results in the generation of an asymmetric electric field within the device. Some embodiments of the invention provide a physical constriction, and electrically floating conductive material or a combination of the two techniques to generating an asymmetrical field. Using dielectrophoresis, target analytes are concentrated or separated from contaminant analytes and transported to a detection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Frederic Zenhausern, Chia-Fu Chou, Robert Henry Terbrueggen
  • Azidosilane-modified, moisture-curable polyolefin polymers, process for making, and articles obtained therefrom
    Patent number: 6331597
    Abstract: The invention includes a water-curable azidosilane grafted polymer selected from the group consisting of (i) homogeneous ethylene polymers which has a density less than or equal to about 0.900 g/cm3, and (ii) interpolymers of at least one ethylene or &agr;-olefin and at least one vinylidene aromatic compound. The water-curable silane-grafted polymer may comprise the reaction product of: at least one first polymer, the first polymer selected from the group consisting of an interpolymer, a substantially linear ethylene polymer, and a mixture thereof; the interpolymer comprising polymer units of at least one ethylene or &agr;-olefin and at least one vinylidene aromatic compound; and at least one monofunctional azidosilane. The invention further includes a process for producing a water-curable silane-grafted polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Ray Eugene Drumright, Thoi Huu Ho, Robert Henry Terbrueggen