Patents by Inventor Gary M. Aron

Gary M. Aron 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MICROBES AND COUNTING MICROBES AND DETERMINING ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY
    Publication number: 20140162308
    Abstract: A method of determining antimicrobial activity of an agent can include providing a well, wherein the well contains at least one antimicrobial agent, the well further including at least two electrodes. A sample of a microbe can be added into the well and a voltage pulsed between the electrodes. An electrical property can be sampled and recorded. In another aspect, a method of identifying at least one microbe includes taking a sample containing the at least one microbe, isolating the at least one microbe from the sample, dividing the at least one microbe into at least one well, wherein each well contains at least one antimicrobial agent and at least two electrodes. A voltage is pulsed between the at least two electrodes, an electrical property is sampled during the pulsing and recorded. In another aspect, a diagnostic device for detecting at least one microbe is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: Texas State University, Telemedicine Up Close, Inc. dba DxUpClose
    Inventors: Cynthia S. NICKEL, Clois E. POWELL, James R. BIARD, William A. STAPLETON, Gary M. ARON, Jeanette HILL, Ray G. COOK, Daniel M. JUSTISS, Frederick J. STRIETER, Andrei M. MANOLIU
  • Device and method for identifying microbes and counting microbes and determining antimicrobial sensitivity
    Patent number: 8637233
    Abstract: A method of determining antimicrobial activity of an agent can include providing a well, wherein the well contains at least one antimicrobial agent, the well further including at least two electrodes. A sample of a microbe can be added into the well and a voltage pulsed between the electrodes. An electrical property can be sampled and recorded. In another aspect, a method of identifying at least one microbe includes taking a sample containing the at least one microbe, isolating the at least one microbe from the sample, dividing the at least one microbe into a at least one well, wherein each well contains at least one antimicrobial agent and at least two electrodes. A voltage is pulsed between the at least two electrodes, an electrical property is sampled during the pulsing and recorded. In another aspect, a diagnostic device for detecting at least one microbe is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Telemedicine Up Close, Inc., Texas State University
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Nickel, Clois E. Powell, James R. Biard, William A. Stapleton, Gary M. Aron, Jeanette Hill, Ray G. Cook, Daniel M. Justiss, Frederick J. Strieter, Wayne T. Kilian, Andrei M. Manoliu
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MICROBES AND COUNTING MICROBES AND DETERMINING ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY
    Publication number: 20130017534
    Abstract: A method of determining antimicrobial activity of an agent can include providing a well, wherein the well contains at least one antimicrobial agent, the well further including at least two electrodes. A sample of a microbe can be added into the well and a voltage pulsed between the electrodes. An electrical property can be sampled and recorded. In another aspect, a method of identifying at least one microbe includes taking a sample containing the at least one microbe, isolating the at least one microbe from the sample, dividing the at least one microbe into a at least one well, wherein each well contains at least one antimicrobial agent and at least two electrodes. A voltage is pulsed between the at least two electrodes, an electrical property is sampled during the pulsing and recorded. In another aspect, a diagnostic device for detecting at least one microbe is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: Texas State University, Telemedicine Up Close, Inc. dba DxUpClose
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Nickel, Clois E. Powell, James R. Biard, William A. Stapleton, Gary M. Aron, Jeanette Hill, Ray G. Cook, Daniel M. Justiss, Frederick J. Strieter, Wayne T. Kilian, Andrei M. Manoliu