Patents by Inventor Jackie Stilwell

Jackie Stilwell 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, systems and methods for analyzing a target analyte
    Patent number: 9417165
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a cap for obtaining a target analyte from a suspension. The cap introduces a magnetic field or a magnetic gradient to the tube to draw the target analyte bound to a particle to the cap. In one aspect, a cap includes a magnetic insert and a receiving piece. The magnetic insert includes a stopper and a magnet extending from the stopper; and, the receiving piece, which is configured to hold the magnetic insert, includes a receiving stopper and a sheath. The sheath may include imaging slides on opposite sides of the sheath. In another aspect, the cap may include a stopper and an embedded magnet. The cap may include an analysis piece on a bottom end of the stopper. In yet another aspect, the cap may include a fluid compartment and a filter at a bottom end of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: RareCyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Campton, Jackie Stilwell, Arturo Ramirez, Jennifer Chow
  • DEVICE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A TARGET ANALYTE
    Publication number: 20150330880
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a cap for obtaining a target analyte from a suspension. The cap introduces a magnetic field or a magnetic gradient to the tube to draw the target analyte bound to a particle to the cap. In one aspect, a cap includes a magnetic insert and a receiving piece. The magnetic insert includes a stopper and a magnet extending from the stopper; and, the receiving piece, which is configured to hold the magnetic insert, includes a receiving stopper and a sheath. The sheath may include imaging slides on opposite sides of the sheath. In another aspect, the cap may include a stopper and an embedded magnet. The cap may include an analysis piece on a bottom end of the stopper. In yet another aspect, the cap may include a fluid compartment and a filter at a bottom end of the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: RareCyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Campton, Jackie Stilwell, Arturo Ramirez, Jennifer Chow