Patents by Inventor Diederik Engbersen

Diederik Engbersen 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).

  • Integrated filtration and detection device
    Patent number: 8241867
    Abstract: An integrated filtration and detection device for collecting and detecting the growth of microorganisms in a specimen includes a container defining a chamber therein. The container has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber. A filter is mounted in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A sensor is mounted in the chamber. The sensor is operative to exhibit a change in a measurable property thereof upon exposure to changes in the chamber due to microbial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: bioMérieux, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. DiGuiseppi, Diederik Engbersen, Scott R. Jeffrey, John Walsh
  • INTEGRATED FILTRATION AND DETECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100323394
    Abstract: An integrated filtration and detection device for collecting and detecting the growth of microorganisms in a specimen includes a container defining a chamber therein. The container has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber. A filter is mounted in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A sensor is mounted in the chamber. The sensor is operative to exhibit a change in a measurable property thereof upon exposure to changes in the chamber due to microbial growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: James L. DiGuiseppi, Diederik Engbersen, Scott R. Jeffrey, John Walsh
  • Integrated filtration and detection device
    Patent number: 7803608
    Abstract: An integrated filtration and detection device for collecting and detecting the growth of microorganisms in a specimen includes a container defining a chamber therein. The container has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber. A filter is mounted in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A sensor is mounted in the chamber. The sensor is operative to exhibit a change in a measurable property thereof upon exposure to changes in the chamber due to microbial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Biomerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. DiGuiseppi, Diederik Engbersen, Scott R. Jeffrey, John Walsh
  • Integrated filtration and detection device
    Publication number: 20020127630
    Abstract: An integrated filtration and detection device for collecting and detecting the growth of microorganisms in a specimen includes a container defining a chamber therein. The container has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber. A filter is mounted in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A sensor is mounted in the chamber. The sensor is operative to exhibit a change in a measurable property thereof upon exposure to changes in the chamber due to microbial growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: James L. DiGuiseppi, Diederik Engbersen