Patents by Inventor Kimberly Zinser Huffstodt

Kimberly Zinser Huffstodt 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).

  • Dry test strip with controlled flow and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 8465696
    Abstract: A dry test strip assembly includes: a carrier base having a test port and a well adapted for receiving a dry test strip element, and a cover having a sample opening. The cover can be snapped onto the base with the sample opening aligned over the test port and with a test strip element compressed between the base and cover. A maximum dry test strip compression stop controls the maximum compression on the dry test strip, and a minimum dry test strip compression stop controls the minimum compression on the dry test strip. A rib between two test ports prevents fluid flow in the dry test strip element from one side of the rib to another, thereby separating the test strip element into a plurality of separate fluid compartments. A manufacturing system efficiently assembles the dry test strip assembly without handling by humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Huffstodt, John P. Hancock, Emmanuel Paul Crabtree, James J. Sutor, Kimberly Zinser Huffstodt, Gregory M. Lawrence
  • DRY TEST STRIP WITH CONTROLLED FLOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20080112848
    Abstract: A dry test strip assembly includes: a carrier base having a test port and a well adapted for receiving a dry test strip element, and a cover having a sample opening. The cover can be snapped onto the base with the sample opening aligned over the test port and with a test strip element compressed between the base and cover. A maximum dry test strip compression stop controls the maximum compression on the dry test strip, and a minimum dry test strip compression stop controls the minimum compression on the dry test strip. A rib between two test ports prevents fluid flow in the dry test strip element from one side of the rib to another, thereby separating the test strip element into a plurality of separate fluid compartments. A manufacturing system efficiently assembles the dry test strip assembly without handling by humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Huffstodt, John P. Hancock, Emmanuel P. Crabtree, James J. Sutor, Kimberly Zinser Huffstodt, Gregory M. Lawrence