Patents by Inventor Anthony F. Prestigiacomo

Anthony F. Prestigiacomo 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: 10493448
    Abstract: In one arrangement, a cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a holding compartment, first and second fractioning compartments, and a number of flow channels formed within the cartridge body. A predetermined quantity of fluid can be held in the holding compartment when the cartridge body is held in a first orientation, and can be poured from the holding compartment to the first fractioning compartment by rotating the cartridge body about a predefined rotation axis to a second orientation, spilling the fluid from the holding compartment to the first fractioning compartment through one of the flow channels. The first fractioning compartment is such that when the cartridge body is in the second orientation, not all of the fluid can be contained in the first fractioning compartment, and fluid that overflows the first fractioning compartment flows through a second flow channel to the second fractioning compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Price, Chris Charlton, William Link, Robert Alan Iovanni, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo
  • Publication number: 20160266099
    Abstract: In one arrangement, a cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a holding compartment, first and second fractioning compartments, and a number of flow channels formed within the cartridge body. A predetermined quantity of fluid can be held in the holding compartment when the cartridge body is held in a first orientation, and can be poured from the holding compartment to the first fractioning compartment by rotating the cartridge body about a predefined rotation axis to a second orientation, spilling the fluid from the holding compartment to the first fractioning compartment through one of the flow channels. The first fractioning compartment is such that when the cartridge body is in the second orientation, not all of the fluid can be contained in the first fractioning compartment, and fluid that overflows the first fractioning compartment flows through a second flow channel to the second fractioning compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Price, Chris Charlton, William Link, Robert Alan Iovanni, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo
  • Patent number: 9110050
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing ratios of analytes within a flowing sample are provided. The flowing sample can be processed in real-time to determine a time interval over which a predetermined amount of a group of analytes passes by a fixed point in a flow cell. The predetermined amount can be routed to a sample container for future processing. The sample can comprise diluted blood and the analytes can comprise a component of hemoglobin, such as A1c, and the total amount of hemoglobin, of which the predetermined amount is metered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Likuski, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo, Tong Le, Kurt D. Kramer, Donald J. Bartling
  • Publication number: 20150027207
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing ratios of analytes within a flowing sample are provided. The flowing sample can be processed in real-time to determine a time interval over which a predetermined amount of a group of analytes passes by a fixed point in a flow cell. The predetermined amount can be routed to a sample container for future processing. The sample can comprise diluted blood and the analytes can comprise a component of hemoglobin, such as A1c, and the total amount of hemoglobin, of which the predetermined amount is metered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Robert K. Likuski, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo, Tong Le, Kurt D. Kramer, Donald J. Bartling
  • Patent number: 8790592
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing ratios of analytes within a flowing sample are provided. The flowing sample can be processed in real-time to determine a time interval over which a predetermined amount of a group of analytes passes by a fixed point in a flow cell. The predetermined amount can be routed to a sample container for future processing. The sample can comprise diluted blood and the analytes can comprise a component of hemoglobin, such as A1c, and the total amount of hemoglobin, of which the predetermined amount is metered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Likuski, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo, Tong Le, Kurt D. Kramer, Don Bartling
  • Publication number: 20110189715
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing ratios of analytes within a flowing sample are provided. The flowing sample can be processed in real-time to determine a time interval over which a predetermined amount of a group of analytes passes by a fixed point in a flow cell. The predetermined amount can be routed to a sample container for future processing. The sample can comprise diluted blood and the analytes can comprise a component of hemoglobin, such as A1c, and the total amount of hemoglobin, of which the predetermined amount is metered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Robert K. Likuski, Anthony F. Prestigiacomo, Tong Le, Kurt D. Kramer, Don Bartling