Patents by Inventor Ernest David Shields

Ernest David Shields 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: 6033627
    Abstract: A closure and a device for use with a closure are described. The closure includes a first member having an interrupted beveled edge, a second member having an undercut edge, and optionally a base member to which the second member is fixed. The first member is adapted to be received with the interrupted beveled edge retained by the undercut edge. A test device can include such a closure and can also include a hinge between the first and second members. Test elements, such as a chromatographic medium, an absorber, an applicator, or a sample application zone, can be disposed on the first member and/or the base member and can be brought into opposition by closing the first member with the closure. The beveled edge is interrupted by one or more uncut portions or bridges. A testing device according to the present invention can perform a number of types of immunoassays, including unidirectional assays, bidirectional assays, and assays employing a split flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest David Shields, Joyce Lee Norell