Patents by Inventor F. Victor Lee-Own

F. Victor Lee-Own 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 packaging holder device for immunochromatographic assays in flow-through or dipstick formats
    Patent number: 6087185
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to an integrated package-holder assay devices for detecting the presence of analyte in a sample. The device serves the dual roles of supporting and protecting an immunochromatographic assay. The device is compatible with any immunochromatographic assay format. The assay can be performed in a single apparatus for use in a laboratory or a field setting. In a specific example, the assay device is a nylon membrane formatted for an immunochromatographic assay for cotinine sealed between transparent adhesive tape and a stiff plastic strip. White tape placed over the plastic strip defined a window for observing the assay results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Serex, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Victor Lee-Own, Judith Fitzpatrick
  • Integrated packaging-holder device for immunochromatographic assays in flow-through or dipstick formats
    Patent number: 5500375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated package-holder assay devices for detecting the presence of analyte in a sample. The device serves the dual roles of supporting and protecting an immunochromatographic assay. The device is compatible with any immunochromatographic assay format. The assay can be performed in a single apparatus for use in a laboratory or a field setting. In a specific example, the assay device is a nylon membrane formatted for an immunochromatographic assay for continue sealed between transparent adhesive tape and a stiff plastic strip. White tape placed over the plastic strip defined a window for observing the assay results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Serex, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Victor Lee-Own, Judith Fitzpatrick