Patents by Inventor J. Steven Hicks

J. Steven Hicks 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).

  • Apparatus and method for testing and continuously reading low-volume samples
    Patent number: 7232547
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a well sampling tape (otherwise known as “microwell tape” or simply “tape”), a dispenser for dispensing small volumes of liquid into the wells formed in the tape and a detector for high-throughput sample reading of the liquid dispensed in the individual wells. The present invention is more specifically directed to a bioassay system incorporating the materials listed above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Marshfield Clinic
    Inventors: Terry L. Rusch, James L. Weber, Mitchel J. Doktycz, Kim M. Fieweger, Jon P. Chudyk, J. Steven Hicks, Jianhong Che
  • Apparatus and method for testing and continuously reading low-volume samples
    Publication number: 20040071599
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a well sampling tape (otherwise known as “microwell tape” or simply “tape”), a dispenser for dispensing small volumes of liquid into the wells formed in the tape and a detector for high-throughput sample reading of the liquid dispensed in the individual wells. The present invention is more specifically directed to a bioassay system incorporating the materials listed above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Terry L. Rusch, James L. Weber, Mitchel J. Doktycz, Kim M. Fieweger, Jon P. Chudyk, J. Steven Hicks, Jianhong Che