Patents by Inventor Mark Tweedie

Mark Tweedie 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).

  • Biochip deposition system and method
    Patent number: 6902897
    Abstract: A biochip deposition system and method. The system comprises a deposit mechanism for depositing organic material in spots on a substrate; and a viewing system for detecting the spots on the substrate during a deposit operation and before the spots have dried, for determining if the spots have been correctly deposited, and if not, for generating a suitable output signal. The viewing system includes an illumination device for illuminating deposited spots at a relatively low angle relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Randox Laboratories, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Tweedie, John Victor Lamont, Robert Ivan McConnell, Stephen Peter Fitzgerald
  • Biochip deposition system and method
    Publication number: 20030008385
    Abstract: A biochip deposition system and method. The system comprises a deposit mechanism for depositing organic material in spots on a substrate; and a viewing system for detecting the spots on the substrate during a deposit operation and before the spots have dried, for determining if the spots have been correctly deposited, and if not, for generating a suitable output signal. The viewing system includes an illumination device for illuminating deposited spots at a relatively low angle relative to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD
    Inventors: Mark Tweedie, John Victor Lamont, Robert Ivan McConnell, Stephen Peter Fitzgerald