Patents Assigned to At Point Bio
  • Patent number: 5830767
    Abstract: An assembly for use in biological assays containing an integral ceramic core and, partially abutting the core, a sheath. The ceramic core has a mean pore size of from about 1 to about 400 microns, an apparent porosity of from, about 25 to about 60 percent, a hydrophilic surface, a length of from about 10 to about 200 millimeters, and a wicking rate of at least about 20 millimeters per minute; the sheath has a wicking rate of less than 5 millimeters per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: At Point Bio
    Inventors: David S. Bauman, Chad A. Sheckler, Randy J. Grellner, Greg A. Griffeth
  • Patent number: 5807756
    Abstract: An assembly for use in biological assays containing an integral ceramic core and, partially abutting the core, a sheath. The ceramic core has a mean pore size of from about 1 to about 400 microns, an apparent porosity of from, about 25 to about 60 percent, a hydrophilic surface, a length of from about 10 to about 200 millimeters, and a wicking rate of at least about 20 millimeters per minute; the sheath has a wicking rate of less than 5 millimeters per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: At Point Bio
    Inventors: David S. Bauman, Chad A. Sheckler