Patents by Inventor Johannes Schuchhardt

Johannes Schuchhardt 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).

  • Portable reader module, portable reader, and method for quantitative analysis of an assay
    Patent number: 10502689
    Abstract: A portable reader module includes a housing, a first receptacle configured to removably receive a portable device having an imager, and a second receptacle configured to removably receive a cartridge. The first receptacle includes a first optical entrance for the imager to the internal space of the housing. The second receptacle includes a second optical entrance to the internal space of the housing. A light-deflecting optical element is arranged within the internal space of the housing to define an optical path between the first optical entrance and the second optical entrance. An illuminating path for illuminating the cartridge is defined in the housing. The housing is configured to allow the internal space to be light-shielded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MicroDiscovery GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Beule, Johannes Schuchhardt, Arif Malik
  • PORTABLE READER MODULE, PORTABLE READER, AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AN ASSAY
    Publication number: 20180144468
    Abstract: A portable reader module includes a housing, a first receptacle configured to removably receive a portable device having an imager, and a second receptacle configured to removably receive a cartridge. The first receptacle includes a first optical entrance for the imager to the internal space of the housing. The second receptacle includes a second optical entrance to the internal space of the housing. A light-deflecting optical element is arranged within the internal space of the housing to define an optical path between the first optical entrance and the second optical entrance. An illuminating path for illuminating the cartridge is defined in the housing. The housing is configured to allow the internal space to be light-shielded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: MicroDiscovery GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Beule, Johannes Schuchhardt, Arif Malik
  • PORTABLE READER MODULE, PORTABLE READER, AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AN ASSAY
    Publication number: 20140286550
    Abstract: A portable reader module includes a housing, a first receptacle configured to removably receive a portable device having an imager, and a second receptacle configured to removably receive a cartridge. The first receptacle includes a first optical entrance for the imager to the internal space of the housing. The second receptacle includes a second optical entrance to the internal space of the housing. A light-deflecting optical element is arranged within the internal space of the housing to define an optical path between the first optical entrance and the second optical entrance. An illuminating path for illuminating the cartridge is defined in the housing. The housing is configured to allow the internal space to be light-shielded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: MicroDiscovery GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Beule, Johannes Schuchhardt, Arif Malik