Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul Sharrock
Stephen Paul Sharrock 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).
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Patent number: 11070965Abstract: A method of linking a first device to a second device, the first device comprising a wireless communication means having a unique address associated therewith, the first device further comprising a display arranged to display a set of indicators, one of the first device or the second device having a unique identity stored thereon, the method comprising: broadcasting, from the first device, the unique address; determining, by the first device, whether one or more indicators from the set of indicators correspond to at least a portion of the unique address based on a first mapping displaying the corresponding one or more indicators; if an input selects at least one indicator from the set of indicators, determining whether the selected at least one indicator corresponds to the portion of the unique address based on a second mapping; and transmitting the unique identity between the devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SPD SWISS PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS GMBHInventors: Steven Thomas Cronau, Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Patent number: 8606528Abstract: Disclosed is an assay result reading apparatus, for reading the result of an assay, comprising: a) first and second control thresholds; b) a data processing means for processing an analyte measurement signal indicative of the presence and/or amount of an analyte; and for processing a control signal indicative of whether the assay has been carried out satisfactorily; to: up until a time t1 after commencement of the assay measurement, to compare the control signal with the first control threshold and determine that the assay has been carried out satisfactorily if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the first control threshold, and if the control signal is less than the first control threshold to continue the assay measurement; and at a time t>t1 to compare the control signal with a second control threshold and provide an assay result if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the second control threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbHInventor: Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Publication number: 20120072125Abstract: Disclosed is an assay result reading apparatus, for reading the result of an assay, comprising: a) first and second control thresholds; b) a data processing means for processing an analyte measurement signal indicative of the presence and/or amount of an analyte; and for processing a control signal indicative of whether the assay has been carried out satisfactorily; to: up until a time t1 after commencement of the assay measurement, to compare the control signal with the first control threshold and determine that the assay has been carried out satisfactorily if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the first control threshold, and if the control signal is less than the first control threshold to continue the assay measurement; and at a time t>t1 to compare the control signal with a second control threshold and provide an assay result if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the second control threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventor: Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Publication number: 20120015448Abstract: Disclosed is an assay device for determining the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes in liquid sample containing a) first and second assays each comprising a flow-path having a detection zone for immobilising a labelled binding reagent, wherein detection of a labelled binding reagent at one or both detection zones is indicative of the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes; b) a shared reference zone; c) one or more light sources to illuminate the detection zones and the reference zone; d) one or more photodetectors to detect light from the detection zones and the reference zone, which photodetector/s generate a signal, the magnitude of which signal is related to the amount of light detected; and e) signal processing means for processing signals from the photodetector/s.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Patent number: 7879624Abstract: Disclosed is an assay device for determining the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes in liquid sample containing a) first and second assays each comprising a flow-path having a detection zone for immobilising a labelled binding reagent, wherein detection of a labelled binding reagent at one or both detection zones is indicative of the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes; b) a shared reference zone; c) one or more light sources to illuminate the detection zones and the reference zone; d) one or more photodetectors to detect light from the detection zones and the reference zone, which photodetector/s generate a signal, the magnitude of which signal is related to the amount of light detected; and e) signal processing means for processing signals from the photodetector/s.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Alere Switzerland GmbHInventor: Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Publication number: 20090061534Abstract: Disclosed is an assay device for determining the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes in liquid sample containing a) first and second assays each comprising a flow-path having a detection zone for immobilising a labelled binding reagent, wherein detection of a labelled binding reagent at one or both detection zones is indicative of the presence and/or extent of one or more analytes; b) a shared reference zone; c) one or more light sources to illuminate the detection zones and the reference zone; d) one or more photodetectors to detect light from the detection zones and the reference zone, which photodetector/s generate a signal, the magnitude of which signal is related to the amount of light detected; and e) signal processing means for processing signals from the photodetector/s.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventor: Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Patent number: 7315378Abstract: Disclosed, in one aspect, is an assay result reading device for reading the result of an assay performed using a test strip, the device comprising: a light source or sources, said light source/s emitting light incident upon at least two, spatially separated zones of the test strip; and a photodetector which detects light emanating from each of the two said zones; in a further aspect is disclosed an assay result reading device for reading the result of an assay performed using a test strip, the device comprising: at least one light source incident upon a zone of the test strip; and at least two photodetectors both of which are able to detect some of the light emanating from the zone of the test strip illuminated by the light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbHInventors: Andrew Peter Phelan, Stephen Paul Sharrock
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Patent number: 7239394Abstract: A device for determining the result of an assay may include a computation circuit, responsive to a signal representing the amount of an analyte or the rate of accumulation of an analyte, to: compare the signal to a first threshold; compare the signal to a second threshold, the second threshold being less than the first threshold; generate an output signal if the signal exceeds the first threshold or the signal is less than the second threshold, the output signal indicative of a first result if the signal exceeds the first threshold, or, alternatively, the output signal indicative of a second result if the signal is less than the second threshold; and terminate the assay if the signal exceeds the first threshold or the signal is less than the second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbHInventors: Stephen Paul Sharrock, Andrew Peter Phelan