Patents by Inventor Theodore S. McMinn
Theodore S. McMinn 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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Publication number: 20240058810Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 11801507Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: IP Specialists Ltd.Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 11099121Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly includes a unitary body made of a single type of transparent material. The unitary body includes a plurality of optical chambers for receiving the liquid sample, an entry side wall for allowing transmission of an input light beam into the respective liquid sample, and an exit side wall for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the respective liquid sample. Each of the plurality of optical chambers is separated by internal walls of the unitary body.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: BacterioScan Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Tomaras, Theodore S. McMinn, Edouard F. Trincal
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Publication number: 20200372976Abstract: An optical measurement instrument is an integrated instrument that includes an optical cavity with a light source, a sample cuvette, and an optical sensor. The instrument can be used for taking measurements of organism concentration in one or more samples. Preferably, the instrument holds multiple, individually-loaded, independent fluid samples and determines bacteria concentration via a forward-scattering signal. The instrument can incorporate onboard incubation to promote bacterial growth in the samples such that, once a certain bacterial concentration is achieved, the higher concentration sample can be used with a mass spectrometer to identify the type of bacteria. The instrument and mass spectrometer can be a part of a network for medical diagnostic testing data where data is stored in a manner that is inherently untainted by patient identifiable information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20200290036Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20200249148Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly includes a unitary body made of a single type of transparent material. The unitary body includes a plurality of optical chambers for receiving the liquid sample, an entry side wall for allowing transmission of an input light beam into the respective liquid sample, and an exit side wall for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the respective liquid sample. Each of the plurality of optical chambers is separated by internal walls of the unitary body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Andrew P. Tomaras, Theodore S. McMinn, Edouard F. Trincal
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Patent number: 10668466Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: BACTERIOSCAN LTD.Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 10233481Abstract: An optical measurement instrument is an integrated instrument that includes an optical cavity with a light source, a sample cuvette, and an optical sensor. The light source and sensor are on a bench that is on a translational or rotational mechanical platform such that optical beam can be moved to multiple sample containers. The instrument can be used for taking measurements of organism concentration in multiple samples as a production tool for microbiology. Preferably, the instrument holds multiple, individually-loaded, independent fluid samples and determines bacteria concentration via a forward-scattering signal. The instrument can incorporate onboard incubation to promote bacterial growth in the samples during the test. In another aspect, the instrument can be a part of a network for medical diagnostic testing data where data is stored in a manner that is inherently untainted by patient identifiable information.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: BacterioScan LTDInventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20180333719Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 10040065Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Bacterioscan Ltd.Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20170144147Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 9579648Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: BacterioScan LTDInventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20160161404Abstract: An optical measurement instrument is an integrated instrument that includes an optical cavity with a light source, a sample cuvette, and an optical sensor. The instrument can be used for taking measurements of organism concentration in one or more samples. Preferably, the instrument holds multiple, individually-loaded, independent fluid samples and determines bacteria concentration via a forward-scattering signal. The instrument can incorporate onboard incubation to promote bacterial growth in the samples such that, once a certain bacterial concentration is achieved, the higher concentration sample can be used with a mass spectrometer to identify the type of bacteria. The instrument and mass spectrometer can be a part of a network for medical diagnostic testing data where data is stored in a manner that is inherently untainted by patient identifiable information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20160160260Abstract: An optical measurement instrument is an integrated instrument that includes an optical cavity with a light source, a sample cuvette, and an optical sensor. The light source and sensor are on a bench that is on a translational or rotational mechanical platform such that optical beam can be moved to multiple sample containers. The instrument can be used for taking measurements of organism concentration in multiple samples as a production tool for microbiology. Preferably, the instrument holds multiple, individually-loaded, independent fluid samples and determines bacteria concentration via a forward-scattering signal. The instrument can incorporate onboard incubation to promote bacterial growth in the samples during the test. In another aspect, the instrument can be a part of a network for medical diagnostic testing data where data is stored in a manner that is inherently untainted by patient identifiable information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Publication number: 20150160119Abstract: The present invention is a cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples. The cuvette assembly comprises a main body having internal walls and external walls, and a plurality of cuvettes within the main body at least partially being defined by the internal walls. Each of the plurality of cuvettes has a liquid-input chamber for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, a filter, and an optical chamber for receiving a respective filtered liquid sample caused by passing the respective one of the plurality of liquid samples through the filter. Each of the optical chambers includes an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the filtered liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the filtered liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn, Dan Vadim Regelman
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Patent number: 6385226Abstract: A laser diode array assembly includes a laser diode array and a memory device integrally packaged with the array. The memory device includes operational information concerning the array. The memory device is accessible by a host external operating system which determines the manner in which the array is to be powered based on the operational information. The memory device may have the capability to be written to such that tie external operating system can record in the memory device significant events such as extreme operational conditions, operational faults, and the on-time or shot-count of the array. The assembly may include sensors to which the operating system is coupled. The assembly may further include a processing means to monitor the sensors and provide real-time updates to the external operating system such that laser diode array is continuously powered in an optimal manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: TRW Inc.Inventors: Theodore S. McMinn, Dana A. Marshall, Michael A. Hope, Geoffrey O. Heberle
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Publication number: 20020006146Abstract: A laser diode array assembly includes a laser diode array and a memory device integrally packaged with the array. The memory device includes operational information concerning the array. The memory device is accessible by a host external operating system which determines the manner in which the array is to be powered based on the operational information. The memory device may have the capability to be written to such that the external operating system can record in the memory device significant events such as extreme operational conditions, operational faults, and the on-time or shotcount of the array. The assembly may include sensors to which the operating system is coupled. The assembly may further include a processing means to monitor the sensors and provide real-time updates to the external operating system such that laser diode array is continuously powered in an optimal manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventors: Theodore S. McMinn, Dana A. Marshall, Michael A. Hope, Geoffrey O. Heberle
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Patent number: 6272164Abstract: A laser diode array assembly includes a laser diode array and a memory device integrally packaged with the array. The memory device includes operational information concerning the array. The memory device is accessible by a host external operating system which determines the manner in which the array is to be powered based on the operational information. The memory device may have the capability to be written to such that the external operating system can record in the memory device significant events such as extreme operational conditions, operational faults, and the on-time or shot-count of the array. The assembly may include sensors to which the operating system is coupled. The assembly may further include a processing means to monitor the sensors and provide real-time updates to the external operating system such that laser diode array is continuously powered in an optimal manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2000Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc.Inventors: Theodore S. McMinn, Dana A. Marshall, Michael A. Hope, Geoffrey O. Heberle
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Patent number: 6144684Abstract: A laser diode array assembly includes a laser diode array and a memory device integrally packaged with the array. The memory device includes operational information concerning the array. The memory device is accessible by a host external operating system which determines the manner in which the array is to be powered based on the operational information. The memory device may have the capability to be written to such that the external operating system can record in the memory device significant events such as extreme operational conditions, operational faults, and the on-time or shot-count of the array. The assembly may include sensors to which the operating system is coupled. The assembly may further include a processing means to monitor the sensors and provide real-time updates to the external operating system such that laser diode array is continuously powered in an optimal manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc.Inventors: Theodore S. McMinn, Dana A. Marshall, Michael A. Hope, Geoffrey O. Heberle
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Patent number: 6061378Abstract: A multi-cavity, solid-state laser system for producing a plurality of output laser beams includes a plurality of optical energy sources, a solid-state laser medium, and resonating means associated with each of said plurality of optical energy sources. The plurality of optical energy sources produces input optical energy and each is spaced from an adjacent one of the plurality of optical energy sources by a predetermined distance. The input optical energy is produced substantially along a line and is received by the solid-state laser medium. The laser medium has first and second side surfaces that substantially oppose each other and first and second end surfaces that also substantially oppose each other. The input optical energy enters the laser medium through its first side surface and it is substantially absorbed in the laser medium so as to produce a high-gain region associated with each of the plurality of optical energy sources.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1997Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc.Inventors: Dana A. Marshall, Theodore S. McMinn