Patents by Inventor Russell Alan Parker

Russell Alan Parker 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 performing array based assays
    Patent number: 7468160
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing an array assay are provided. Embodiments of the subject array assay devices include (1) a base, (2) a cover, and (3) a clamping member for holding the cover to the base, wherein when the cover is operatively held to the base about a structure that includes an array assembly spaced-apart from a backing element, the array assembly and the backing element are deflected to substantially the same curvature. Embodiments of the subject methods include contacting a sample with a backing element and placing the backing element supported sample in contact with an array assembly to form a structure that includes the backing element and array assembly. The structure is then held together using a subject array assay device and the array substrate and the backing element are deflected to substantially the same curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen C. Thompson, George P. Tsai, Russell Alan Parker