Patents by Inventor Kyle C. Armantrout

Kyle C. Armantrout 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a selected volume of material in a sample processing device
    Patent number: 9725762
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Diasorin S.P.A.
    Inventors: Peter D. Ludowise, David A. Whitman, Kyle C. Armantrout, Maurice Exner, Lucien A. E. Jacky, Michelle Tabb
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SELECTED VOLUME OF MATERIAL IN A SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160040213
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Peter D. Ludowise, David A. Whitman, Kyle C. Armantrout, Maurice Exner, Lucien A.E. Jacky, Michelle Tabb
  • Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a selected volume of material in a sample processing device
    Patent number: 9168523
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: 3M Innovative Properties Company, Focus Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Ludowise, David A. Whitman, Kyle C. Armantrout, Maurice Exner, Lucien A. E. Jacky, Michelle Tabb
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SELECTED VOLUME OF MATERIAL IN A SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120293796
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Peter D. Ludowise, David A. Whitman, Kyle C. Armantrout, Maurice Exner, Lucien A.E. Jacky, Michelle Tabb