Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Phelan

Andrew P. Phelan 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: 10830699
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20190323961
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Patent number: 10309899
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Alere Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20180188170
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Patent number: 9933362
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Alere Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20160310938
    Abstract: A device and a method for analyzing an analyte in a liquid sample are provided. The device comprises a detecting chamber included in a detection device for containing a detecting element; a liquid sample transferring chamber; and a film with small pores disposed between the detecting chamber and liquid sample transferring chamber. When the detection device is inserted into a liquid sample collecting chamber, the liquid sample in the collecting chamber enters the liquid sample transferring chamber but cannot enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. When a piston is inserted into the liquid sample transferring chamber, the piston forces a part of liquid sample in the liquid sample transferring chamber to enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. Using the device and the method can determine an analyte in a sample quantitatively and can complete the detection in one step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Andrew P. Phelan, Zhong-Qi Jin, Ying-An Zhan, Shuang Yu, Fu-Qiang Huang, Li Wang, Yin-Fei Wu, Jian Zou
  • Patent number: 9327283
    Abstract: A device and a method for analyzing an analyte in a liquid sample are provided. The device comprises a detecting chamber included in a detection device for containing a detecting element; a liquid sample transferring chamber; and a film with small pores disposed between the detecting chamber and liquid sample transferring chamber. When the detection device is inserted into a liquid sample collecting chamber, the liquid sample in the collecting chamber enters the liquid sample transferring chamber but can not enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. When a piston is inserted into the liquid sample transferring chamber, the piston forces a part of liquid sample in the liquid sample transferring chamber to enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. Using the device and the method can determine an analyte in a sample quantitatively and can complete the detection in one step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Alere Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Andrew P. Phelan, Zhong-Qi Jin, Ying-An Zhan, Shuang Yu, Fu-Qiang Huang, Li Wang, Yin-Fei Wu, Jian Zou
  • Publication number: 20140377879
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20130149776
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Alere Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20120192628
    Abstract: A device and a method for analyzing an analyte in a liquid sample are provided. The device comprises a detecting chamber included in a detection device for containing a detecting element; a liquid sample transferring chamber; and a film with small pores disposed between the detecting chamber and liquid sample transferring chamber. When the detection device is inserted into a liquid sample collecting chamber, the liquid sample in the collecting chamber enters the liquid sample transferring chamber but can not enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. When a piston is inserted into the liquid sample transferring chamber, the piston forces a part of liquid sample in the liquid sample transferring chamber to enter the detecting chamber via the film with small pores. Using the device and the method can determine an analyte in a sample quantitatively and can complete the detection in one step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Andrew P. Phelan, Zhong-Qi Jin, Ying-An Zhan, Shuang Yu, Fu-Qiang Huang, Li Wang, Yin-Fei Wu, Jian Zou
  • Publication number: 20110178723
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Alere Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20100172802
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: STEPHEN P. SHARROCK, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Patent number: 7616315
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Publication number: 20080213875
    Abstract: A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Inverness medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Patent number: 7317532
    Abstract: An assay result reading device for reading the result of an assay performed using a liquid transport carrier may include at least one light source capable of emitting light incident upon at least one of two or more spatially separated zones of the carrier, a photodetector so positioned as to be capable of detecting light emanating from each of the two said zones and generating signals representing the presence or absence of a fluid sample in the respective zone, and a computation circuit. The computation circuit may be responsive to the signals to calculate a flow rate for a fluid flowing along the carrier, compare the calculated flow rate to upper and lower limits, and reject the assay result if the calculated flow rate is outside the upper and lower limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen P. Sharrock, Andrew P. Phelan
  • Patent number: 7044919
    Abstract: A method for determining the time of maximum fertility in the mammalian ovulation cycle, for the purpose of assisting conception, wherein testing is conducted over a period of days in the current ovulation cycle on samples of body fluid obtained from an individual human subject to detect an elevated concentration of first analyte, such as luteinising hormone (LH) indicative of the event of ovulation, and additionally testing is conducted over a period of days in the current ovulation cycle on samples of body fluid obtained from the individual subject to detect an elevated concentration of a second analyte, such as estradiol or a metabolite thereof, especially estradiol-3-glucuronide (E3G), to provide advance warning of ovulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Catt, Rosie L Habeshaw, Keith May, Fiona McNae, Andrew P Phelan
  • Patent number: D509901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Andrew P. Phelan, Stephen P. Sharrock
  • Patent number: D523964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Andrew P. Phelan, Stephen P. Sharrock