Patents by Inventor Ian Stuart Richard Smith

Ian Stuart Richard Smith 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).

  • Flow-thru chip cartridge, chip holder, system & method thereof
    Publication number: 20080194426
    Abstract: A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Jack Goodman, Matthew Torres, Hongjun Yang, David G. Mateer, Ian Stuart Richard Smith
  • Flow-thru chip cartridge, chip holder, system and method thereof
    Patent number: 7326561
    Abstract: A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventors: Jack Goodman, Matthew Torres, Hongjun Yang, David G. Mateer, Ian Stuart Richard Smith
  • Flow-thru chip cartridge, chip holder, system and method thereof
    Publication number: 20040137604
    Abstract: A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Jack Goodman, Matthew Torres, Hongjun Yang, David G Mateer, Ian Stuart Richard Smith