Patents by Inventor John Dorson

John Dorson 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).

  • Automated point of care detection system including complete sample processing capabilities
    Patent number: 6656428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cost effective analytical instruments for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a sample. The analytical instruments utilize an assay cartridge which has a sample receiving port and a rotatable carousel containing a plurality of reagent wells. Each reagent well includes a piston element for delivery of reagent to a test surface. The instrument is capable of indexing the assay cartridge to deliver sample and reagents to a test surface in a predetermined and flexibile manner, thus providing an assay protocol which is specific to the type of sample under analysis. The invention also relates to components, features, disposables, reagent delivery systems, accessories, and methods for using such instruments. Appropriate applications include infectious disease testing, cancer detection and monitoring, therapeutic drug level monitoring, allergy testing, environmental testing, food testing, diagnostic testing of human and veterinary samples, and off-line process testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Thermo Biostar, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Clark, Jeffrey W. Steaffens, John Dorson, Ian Wells, Alan J. Fujii, James E. Maynard, James Baker, John Zeis, Charles Bickoff, Richard D. McEachern, Kunio Kohga, Andrew Ghusson, John C. Balsavich, Jr.