Abstract: A rain deflector apparatus provides a declined body surface to deflect water away from a sliding glass door (or similar structure) and a compliant base portion that can be sealably inserted into the sliding glass door's track (or similar structure) in order to prevent water and debris from collecting in the track and making its way under the door. In a preferred embodiment, the rain deflector apparatus is secured to the glass of the sliding glass door by way of one or more suction cups. The suction cups are selected such that their holding force to the glass is sufficient to keep the upper edge of the apparatus pressed up against the glass and the lower edge in sealed relation to the track or floor.

Abstract: A rain deflector apparatus provides a declined body surface to deflect water away from a sliding glass door (or similar structure) and a one or more compliant portion in order to prevent water and debris from collecting in the track and making its way under the door. In a preferred embodiment, the rain deflector apparatus is secured to the door or door track by a one or more attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism(s) is/are selected such that their holding force to the track or other structure is sufficient to keep the upper edge of the apparatus pressed up against the glass and the lower edge in sealed relation to the track or floor.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for assaying enzyme activity in a red blood sample. The method comprises these steps: (a) placing the following in a sample well: (1) a red blood sample containing an enzyme, (2) a substrate or substrates for the enzyme, (3) water, and (4) a buffer; (b) incubating the contents of the sample well for sufficient time and at sufficient temperature to allow for the formation of a fluorescent enzyme product should the enzyme be present in said red blood sample; (c) precipitating the hemoglobin; and (d) measuring the fluorescence of any fluorescent enzyme product formed in the sample well, directly from that sample well. The method of the invention may be used for assaying the activity of an enzyme, such as galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) or biotinidase, in a red blood sample.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for assaying enzyme activity in a red blood sample. The method comprises these steps: (a) placing the following in a sample well: (1) a red blood sample containing an enzyme, (2) a substrate or substrates for the enzyme, (3) water, and (4) a buffer; (b) incubating the contents of the sample well for sufficient time and at sufficient temperature to allow for the formation of a fluorescent enzyme product should the enzyme be present in the red blood sample; (c) precipitating the hemoglobin; and (d) measuring the fluorescence of any fluorescent enzyme product formed in the sample well, directly from that sample well. The method of the invention may be used for assaying the activity of an enzyme, such as galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) or biotinidase, in a red blood sample.

Abstract: The present invention is an absorbent paper piece having a plurality of samples zones adapted to receive a liquid sample. The paper comprises an absorbent paper piece having a plurality of sample zones, each sample zone having a perforation extending substantially around its perimeter, so as to substantially obstruct the capillary flow of the liquid sample from one of the sample zones having an there sample zone adjacent thereto, to the other sample zone. It is preferred that the absorbent paper piece be provided with barrier perforations interposed between adjacent sample zones, so as to provide a gap between the sample zones as an additional capillary flow barrier. The absorbent paper piece may be adapted to hold any desired sample in liquid form such as laboratory reagents, and biological samples, such as blood samples (here used to include blood, products or components of blood, and blood hemolysate).