Patents by Inventor Doug Wilton

Doug Wilton 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).

  • Method and system for detecting biological molecules in samples
    Patent number: 9097672
    Abstract: A system for detecting presence of an organism having an enzyme in a sample, comprising: a cartridge for containing the sample and a substrate such that the enzyme can react with the substrate to produce a biological molecule; a partitioning element mounted in a recess in a base of the cartridge, the partitioning element allowing partitioning of the biological molecule thereinto; a light source for irradiating the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element; and, a detector for detecting fluorescence of the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element, the detected fluorescence being indicative of presence of the organism in the sample; wherein the light source is in a raised cartridge mount of the system that mates with the recess in the base of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: QUEENS'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Lee Underwood
  • Container, a closure for a container, and a base for a container
    Patent number: 9056703
    Abstract: A container, comprising: a body; and, a closure; wherein the closure has a lid hinged to a ring mounted on the body, the lid moveable from an open position to a closed position; wherein the lid has a tab hinged thereto for: inserting into and engaging a slot formed in the ring as the lid is moved to the closed position from the open position to thereby lock the lid in the closed position; or, receiving and engaging a pin head of a pin mounted on the ring in a hole formed in the tab to thereby hold the lid in the closed position, the pin configured to detach from the ring when the tab and lid are returned to the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Robinson, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Matthew Miles, Simon Wilkinson, Lee Underwood
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES IN SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20130217040
    Abstract: A system for detecting presence of an organism having an enzyme in a sample, comprising: a cartridge for containing the sample and a substrate such that the enzyme can react with the substrate to produce a biological molecule; a partitioning element mounted in a recess in a base of the cartridge, the partitioning element allowing partitioning of the biological molecule thereinto; a light source for irradiating the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element; and, a detector for detecting fluorescence of the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element, the detected fluorescence being indicative of presence of the organism in the sample; wherein the light source is in a raised cartridge mount of the system that mates with the recess in the base of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Lee Underwood
  • CONTAINER, A CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER, AND A BASE FOR A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130177937
    Abstract: A container, comprising: a body; and, a closure; wherein the closure has a lid hinged to a ring mounted on the body, the lid moveable from an open position to a closed position; wherein the lid has a tab hinged thereto for: inserting into and engaging a slot formed in the ring as the lid is moved to the closed position from the open position to thereby lock the lid in the closed position; or, receiving and engaging a pin head of a pin mounted on the ring in a hole formed in the tab to thereby hold the lid in the closed position, the pin configured to detach from the ring when the tab and lid are returned to the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Robinson, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Matthew Miles, Simon Wilkinson, Lee Underwood
  • Container lid
    Patent number: D645221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Queen's University, Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Michelle Douma, Michael Miron, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Lee Underwood, David (Geoffrey) Robinson, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Matthew Miles
  • Optical detection system
    Patent number: D645772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignees: Queen's University, Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Michael Miron, Lee Underwood, David (Geoffrey) Robinson, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Matthew Brown
  • Container
    Patent number: D656287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Queen's University, Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Michelle Douma, Michael Miron, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Lee Underwood, David (Geoffrey) Robinson, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Matthew Miles
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D661701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Doug Wilton, Peter Gallant, David Dolphin, Tom Radcliffe, Michael Miron, Lee Underwood, Les Stokes, Peter Holdcroft, Simon Wilkinson
  • Plug for a container
    Patent number: D670471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Queen's University, Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Stephen Brown, Eric Marcotte, Michelle Douma, Doug Wilton, Michael Miron