Patents by Inventor Susan R. Newsom

Susan R. Newsom 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).

  • Disintegratable films for diagnostic devices
    Patent number: 7727466
    Abstract: The invention provides disintegratable film compositions for diagnostic test devices. The films are prepared with a combination of components that yield films of sufficient film strength and desired disintegration profiles. A disintegratable film according to the present invention contains a water soluble high molecular weight component, a water soluble low molecular weight component, and one or more reagents for use in a diagnostic device. Optionally, the films further contain a starch component, a glucose component, a plasticizer and/or a humectant, and/or a filler. The invention further provides a diagnostic testing device, which includes a film according to an embodiment of the invention, and methods of using such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Adhesives Research, Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Meathrel, Nathan A. Meyer, Scott D. Barnhart, Cathy M. Moritz, Andrew P. Full, Susan R. Newsom, Mary Robertson
  • Disintegratable Films for Diagnostic Devices
    Publication number: 20090142850
    Abstract: The invention provides disintegratable film compositions for diagnostic test devices. The films are prepared with a combination of components that yield films of sufficient film strength and desired disintegration profiles. A disintegratable film according to the present invention contains a water soluble high molecular weight component, a water soluble low molecular weight component, and one or more reagents for use in a diagnostic device. Optionally, the films further contain a starch component, a glucose component, a plasticizer and/or a humectant, and/or a filler. The invention further provides a diagnostic testing device, which includes a film according to an embodiment of the invention, and methods of using such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: William G. Meathrel, Nathan A. Meyer, Scott D. Barnhart, Cathy M. Moritz, Andrew P. Full, Susan R. Newsom, Mary Robertson
  • Disintegratable films for diagnostic devices
    Patent number: 7470397
    Abstract: The invention provides disintegratable film compositions for diagnostic test devices. The films are prepared with a combination of components that yield films of sufficient film strength and desired disintegration profiles. A disintegratable film according to the present invention contains a water soluble high molecular weight component, a water soluble low molecular weight component, and one or more reagents for use in a diagnostic device. Optionally, the films further contain a starch component, a glucose component, a plasticizer and/or a humectant, and/or a filler. The invention further provides a diagnostic testing device, which includes a film according to an embodiment of the invention, and methods of using such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Adhesives Research, Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Meathrel, Nathan A. Meyer, Scott D. Barnhart, Cathy M. Moritz, Andrew P. Full, Susan R. Newsom, Mary Robertson