Patents by Inventor Joona-Pekko KAKKO

Joona-Pekko KAKKO 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).

  • Publication number: 20220244277
    Abstract: A lateral flow test strip reader for reading an output of a lateral flow assay to determine a presence or absence of a target in a sample includes: a housing having a lateral flow test strip receptacle for receiving a lateral flow test strip therein, the lateral flow test strip receptacle defining a test region and a control region for a lateral flow test strip; a light source that generates an excitation light beam; at least one lens for optically expanding the excitation light beam in a direction across the test region and the control region such that the excitation light beam is configured to simultaneously impinge and excite both the test region and the control region; and an optical detector configured to simultaneously detect an image comprising emission signals from the test region and the control region, wherein the detected emission signals indicate a presence or absence of a target in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Joona-Pekko KAKKO, Henna PÄKKILÄ, Teemu KORPIMÄKI, Mikko SAIRANEN, Ville VEIKKOLAINEN