Patents by Inventor Gary Zuck

Gary Zuck 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).

  • Publication number: 20020127727
    Abstract: A method of performing a determination of an item of interest in a sample using a single structure is disclosed. A sample is provided accessible to the single structure. A first container for processing the sample is placed in a first process path on the single structure. The sample is transferred to the first container in the first process path. A reagent is added to the first container in the first process path. Contents of the first container is mixed in the first process path. The item of interest in the sample is separated from the contents of the first container in the first process path. The separated item of interest in the sample is transferred from the first container in the first process path to a second container in a second process path on the single structure. Contents of the second container is brought to a first temperature different from a temperature of the first process path in the second process path. The item of interest in the second container is detected in the second process path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Mark C. Bach, Daniel Bay, Michael K. Carter, John M. Clemens, Daniel G. Dahlke, Charles M. Galitz, Robert C. Gray, Folim Halaka, Steve Herchenbach, Ronald E. Kukla, Curtis J. Pepe, Mark Pierce, Scott G. Safar, Julius Toth, Gary Zuck
  • Patent number: 6413780
    Abstract: A method of performing a determination of an item of interest in a sample using a single structure is disclosed. A sample is provided accessible to the single structure. A first container for processing the sample is placed in a first process path on the single structure. The sample is transferred to the first container in the first process path. A reagent is added to the first container in the first process path. Contents of the first container is mixed in the first process path. The item of interest in the sample is separated from the contents of the first container in the first process path. The separated item of interest in the sample is transferred from the first container in the first process path to a second container in a second process path on the single structure. Contents of the second container is brought to a first temperature different from a temperature of the first process path in the second process path. The item of interest in the second container is detected in the second process path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Mark C. Bach, Daniel Bay, Michael K. Carter, John M. Clemens, Daniel G. Dahlke, Charles M. Galitz, Robert C. Gray, Folim Halaka, Steve Herchenbach, Ronald E. Kukla, Curtis J. Pepe, Mark Pierce, Scott G. Safar, Julius Toth, Gary Zuck
  • Patent number: 5541395
    Abstract: An embossed card package production system (10) with a printer (48) supplied with a plurality of interconnected card carrier forms (26) for receipt of corresponding cards (30) inserted into the carriers at a card inserting apparatus (24) to form card packages, a form bursting apparatus (36) having a cutting member (240) with a cutting portion tautly extending between and partially wrapped about a pair of rotary members (242) and (244), a drive motor (248) interconnected with a chain linkage (250) for moving the cutting member (240) across preweakened lines (252) through and across end ones (26A) of the interconnected card carrier forms (26) to separate individual card carrier forms (26A) from the interconnected card carrier forms, a code sensor (38) mounted to an elongate sliding bar (290) for reading machine readable indicia (231) printed on the body of the carrier form (26) in back and forth directions opposite directions across the end ones (26A) of the interconnected carrier forms (26) as the forms are se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Dynetics Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery L. Hill, Gregory S. Hill, Gary Zuck, Fred J. Kassabian
  • Patent number: 5494544
    Abstract: Methods of operating embossed card package production system (10) by verifying by reading and comparing information obtained by reading embossed (32) and magnetically encoded information (35) and coded information (27) on a carrier (26A, 26B) stored card and carrier information in a forms data memory (44) and a card data memory (40) to make new cards appropriately prepared and are correctly matched to the carriers (26A, 26B). Incorrect cards (30) are sent to a reject location (90) to prevent formation of incorrect packages. Only cards (30) which are determined to be correctly prepared have activation labels 21 applied which also serve to distinguish them from incorrectly prepared cards (30) and inventory reports are automatically kept of rejected carriers, rejected cards and the number of labels as well as the number of correct carriers produced which are printed on the very type of carrier to which the accounting information relates with a carrier printer (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Dynetics Engineering Coporation
    Inventors: Jeffery L. Hill, Gregory S. Hill, Robert J. Bretl, Gary Zuck, Fred J. Kassabian, Bryant J. Jordan
  • Patent number: 5433364
    Abstract: An embossed card package production system (10) with a printer (48) supplied with a plurality of interconnected card carrier forms (26) for receipt of corresponding cards (30) inserted into the carriers at a card inserting apparatus (24) to form card packages, a form bursting apparatus (36) having a cutting member (240) with a cutting portion tautly extending between and partially wrapped about a pair of rotary members (242) and (244), a drive motor (248) interconnected with a chain linkage (250) for moving the cutting member (240) across preweakened lines (252) through and across end ones (26A) of the interconnected card carrier forms (26) to separate individual card carrier forms (26A) from the interconnected card carrier forms, a code sensor (38) mounted to an elongate sliding bar (290) for reading machine readable indicia (231) printed on the body of the carrier form (26) in back and forth directions opposite directions across the end ones (26A) of the interconnected carrier forms (26) as the forms are se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Dynetics Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery L. Hill, Gregory S. Hill, Gary Zuck, Fred J. Kassabian