Patents by Inventor Adam Bruce Steel

Adam Bruce Steel 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).

  • Patent number: 11835533
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Publication number: 20210140986
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Patent number: 10782309
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Patent number: 10076754
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays. In some embodiments, a first pipette sheath comprises an aperture pair. The aperture pair includes a first hole and an opposing, second hole. In some embodiments, a first pipette sheath comprises a first pipette tip aperture configured to receive a first pipette tip, and a second pipette sheath comprises a second pipette tip aperture configured to receive a second pipette tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Publication number: 20180246130
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Patent number: 9958466
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Publication number: 20170266666
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: 9480983
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays. A first pipette sheath comprising an aperture pair is disclosed. The aperture pair includes a first cored hole and a second cored hole, wherein the first and second cored holes are located on opposing sides of the first pipette sheath, and wherein the first and second cored holes are positioned along the length of the first pipette sheath at the same distance from a first pipette tip aperture. The first and second cored holes are arranged coaxially about an axis transverse to a first longitudinal axis of the first pipette sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Publication number: 20160107161
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: 9222954
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Publication number: 20150024375
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Celine Roger Dalbert, Joel Daniel Krayer, Adam Bruce Steel, Denis Roy
  • Publication number: 20140206088
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to unitized reagent strips for holding and transporting reagents and materials used in automated sample preparation and/or processing for biological and or chemical assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: D692162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St-Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: D742027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: D831843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel
  • Patent number: D905269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ammon David Lentz, Richard St. Pierre, Dwight Livingston, Adam Bruce Steel