Patents by Inventor Lawrence Christopher Dugan

Lawrence Christopher Dugan 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).

  • Passive microfluidic array card and reader
    Patent number: 7993583
    Abstract: A microfluidic array card and reader system for analyzing a sample. The microfluidic array card includes a sample loading section for loading the sample onto the microfluidic array card, a multiplicity of array windows, and a transport section or sections for transporting the sample from the sample loading section to the array windows. The microfluidic array card reader includes a housing, a receiving section for receiving the microfluidic array card, a viewing section, and a light source that directs light to the array window of the microfluidic array card and to the viewing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Christopher Dugan, Matthew A. Coleman
  • PASSIVE MICROFLUIDIC ARRAY CARD AND READER
    Publication number: 20100105577
    Abstract: A microfluidic array card and reader system for analyzing a sample. The microfluidic array card includes a sample loading section for loading the sample onto the microfluidic array card, a multiplicity of array windows, and a transport section or sections for transporting the sample from the sample loading section to the array windows. The microfluidic array card reader includes a housing, a receiving section for receiving the microfluidic array card, a viewing section, and a light source that directs light to the array window of the microfluidic array card and to the viewing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Lawrence Christopher Dugan, Matthew A. Coleman