Patents by Inventor Agneta Ohlström

Agneta Ohlström 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).

  • Spinner home sequence
    Patent number: 8600684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the identity of a microfluidic device and a home position by means of a set of home position marks on the microfluidic device, which is of the type used in a microfluidic system. Said method comprises following phases: a microfluidic device scanning phase, wherein a microfluidic device is scanned for mark identifiers; a microfluidic device identifying phase, wherein at least one a characteristic feature of the set of home marks is/are determined and used for identifying the identity of the microfluidic device; a home position determining phase, wherein the home position is determined by the use of at least a subset of the home position marks identified during said previous phases. The present invention relates to a set of home marks, a microfluidic device carrying such a set of home marks, a microfluidic system, a computer program product and a computer program on a computer usable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Gyros Patent AB
    Inventors: Agneta Ohlström, Mårten Bergström, Tobias Söderman, Robert Bielik
  • SPINNER HOME SEQUENCE
    Publication number: 20090308470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the identity of a microfluidic device and a home position by means of a set of home position marks on the microfluidic device, which is of the type used in a microfluidic system. Said method comprises following phases: a microfluidic device scanning phase, wherein a microfluidic device is scanned for mark identifiers; a microfluidic device identifying phase, wherein at least one a characteristic feature of the set of home marks is/are determined and used for identifying the identity of the microfluidic device; a home position determining phase, wherein the home position is determined by the use of at least a subset of the home position marks identified during said previous phases. The present invention relates to a set of home marks, a microfluidic device carrying such a set of home marks, a microfluidic system, a computer program product and a computer program on a computer usable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: GYROS Patent AB
    Inventors: Mårten Bergström, Robert Bielik, Tobias Söderman, Agneta Ohlström