Patents by Inventor John P. Grace

John P. Grace 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 the collection of interstitial fluids
    Patent number: 6786874
    Abstract: The present invention involves apparatus and methods for use in collecting bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, from the epidermal layer of an animal. A preferred apparatus includes a pressure head and, optionally, a holder therefor for supplying a positive pressure to the head. The methods include the application of a positive pressure to the area surrounding an epidermal site from which stratum corneum has been breached, such as by laser ablation, to cause bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, to exude from the site and collecting the fluids exuding therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: John P. Grace, Neil W. Loomis, Thomas G. Schapira, Sie Ting Wong, Kristin M. Noonan, Michael G. Lowery, Pete M. Bojan, Daniel P. Schmidt, Tung-Ming Huang, Robert G. Hiltibran, Mark R. Pope, John J. Kotlarik, Brian Joseph Tarkowski, David Dean Cunningham
  • Apparatus and method for the collection of interstitial fluids
    Publication number: 20030114774
    Abstract: The present invention involves apparatus and methods for use in collecting bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, from the epidermal layer of an animal. A preferred apparatus includes a pressure head and, optionally, a holder therefor for supplying a positive pressure to the head. The methods include the application of a positive pressure to the area surrounding an epidermal site from which stratum corneum has been breached, such as by laser ablation, to cause bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, to exude from the site and collecting the fluids exuding therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: John P. Grace, Neil W. Loomis, Thomas G. Schapira, Sie Ting Wong, Kristin M. Noonan, Michael G. Lowery, Pete M. Bojan, Daniel P. Schmidt, Tung-Ming Huang, Robert G. Hiltibran, Jon G. Hiltibran, Mark R. Pope, John J. Kotlarik, Brian Joseph Tarkowski, David Dean Cunningham
  • Apparatus and method for the collection of interstitial fluids
    Patent number: 6468229
    Abstract: The present invention involves apparatus and methods for use in collecting bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, from the epidermal layer of an animal. A preferred apparatus includes a pressure head and, optionally, a holder therefor for supplying a positive pressure to the head. The methods include the application of a positive pressure to the area surrounding an epidermal site from which stratum corneum has been breached, such as by laser ablation, to cause bodily fluids, such as interstitial fluids, to exude from the site and collecting the fluids exuding therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: John P. Grace, Neil W. Loomis, Thomas G. Schapira, Sie Ting Wong, Kristin M. Noonan, Michael G. Lowery, Pete M. Bojan, Daniel P. Schmidt, Tung-Ming Huang, Robert G. Hiltibran, Mark R. Pope, John J. Kotlarik, Brian Joseph Tarkowski, David Dean Cunningham
  • Devices and methods utilizing arrays of structures for analyte capture
    Patent number: 5952173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to analytical devices for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a test sample. The analytical devices comprise an inlet port, a vent, a channel, and an array of structures. The structures have immobilized reagent covalently or non-covalently attached to the surface of the structures. The immobilized reagent captures analyte in the test sample where it is detected by a detection system. The present invention also provides methods and reagents for performing assays utilizing the analytical devices of the present invention. The present invention also provides methods of manufacturing the analytical devices of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Douglas D. Hansmann, John P. Grace, Michael G. Lowery, Gary M. Oosta, Neil W. Loomis, Eric B. Shain, Thomas G. Schapira
  • Devices and methods utilizing arrays of structures for analyte capture
    Patent number: 5707799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to analytical devices for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a test sample. The analytical devices comprise an inlet port, a vent, a channel, and an array of structures. The structures have immobilized reagent covalently or non-covalently attached to the surface of the structures. The immobilized reagent captures analyte in the test sample where it is detected by a detection system. The present invention also provides methods and reagents for performing assays utilizing the analytical devices of the present invention. The present invention also provides methods of manufacturing the analytical devices of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Douglas D. Hansmann, John P. Grace, Michael G. Lowery, Gary M. Oosta, Neil W. Loomis, Eric B. Shain, Thomas G. Schapira
  • Frozen multiple-strain cheese starter composition
    Patent number: 4262023
    Abstract: The invention relates to cheese starter compositions comprising a plurality of discrete pellets containing frozen, live bacteria, wherein each pellet contains at least one strain of bacterium which is not appreciably present in at least one other of the pellets. In a preferred form of the invention, each pellet contains a single strain of bacterium, while in the composition as a whole there are at least two and preferably more strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Assignee: Mauri Brothers & Thomson (Aust.) Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Denis I. Eddy, John P. Grace