Patents by Inventor Garry Tegeler

Garry Tegeler 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).

  • Disposable test devices for performing nucleic acid amplification reactions
    Patent number: 6410275
    Abstract: A unit dose test device for a nucleic acid amplification reaction has the form of a elongate disposable test strip. The test strip includes a dual-chamber reaction vessel pre-loaded with nucleic acid amplification reaction reagents, and a plurality of wells for processing a reaction occurring in the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Kluttz, Lawrence Burg, Garry Tegeler, Louis Graziano, Christopher Cotter, Michel Guy, James Greer, Geoff McKinley, Luigi Catanzariti, Robert Glassfold, James Clement Bishop, Bruno Colin, Cécile Paris, Thomas Wang, Michael Morin
  • Test sample card with cored features
    Patent number: 6045758
    Abstract: A test sample card has a fluid passage network provided on both sides of the card to provide for maximum separation distance between adjacent growth wells. The card also has cored sections along its periphery adjacent the wells, which improve the flow of plastic during the molding of the cards. The cored sections control the formation of knit lines in the surface of the card and eliminate knit lines from forming that could potentially bridge adjacent wells. These features, singly and together, combine to produce a card that is essentially immune to cross-talk between adjacent wells, yet permit a greater number of wells in a card of given dimensions. Improved bubble trap features are also provided for the card, including a bubble trap passage having a restriction formed therein. The restriction prevents air bubbles in the bubble trap from migrating back to the growth wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: John Staples, Garry Tegeler, Raymond O'Bear
  • Test sample card with raised rails
    Patent number: 5843380
    Abstract: A test sample card has a fluid passage network provided on both sides of the card to provide for maximum separation distance between adjacent growth wells. The card also has cored sections along its periphery adjacent the wells, which improve the flow of plastic during the molding of the cards. The cored sections control the formation of knit lines in the surface of the card and eliminate knit lines from forming that could potentially bridge adjacent wells. These features, singly and together, combine to produce a card that is essentially immune to cross-talk between adjacent wells, yet permit a greater number of wells in a card of given dimensions. Improved bubble trap features are also provided for the card, including a bubble trap passage having a restriction formed therein. The restriction prevents air bubbles in the bubble trap from migrating back to the growth wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: bioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
    Inventors: John Staples, Garry Tegeler, Raymond O'Bear
  • Test sample card
    Patent number: 5766553
    Abstract: A test sample card has a fluid passage network provided on both sides of the card to provide for maximum separation distance between adjacent growth wells. The card also has cored sections along its periphery adjacent the wells, which improve the flow of plastic during the molding of the cards. The cored sections control the formation of knit lines in the surface of the card and eliminate knit lines from forming that could potentially bridge adjacent wells. These features, singly and together, combine to produce a card that is essentially immune to cross-talk between adjacent wells, yet permit a greater number of wells in a card of given dimensions. Improved bubble trap features are also provided for the card, including a bubble trap passage having a restriction formed therein. The restriction prevents air bubbles in the bubble trap from migrating back to the growth wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: BioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
    Inventors: John Staples, Garry Tegeler, Raymond O'Bear
  • Biochemical test card
    Patent number: D382647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: bioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
    Inventors: John Staples, Garry Tegeler, Raymond O'Bear