Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Coe

Matthew A. Coe 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).

  • Air gap for controlling sample absorption and hematocrit dependence
    Patent number: 6656741
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the absorption of a liquid sample through an absorbent layer (2) and reducing the effect of hematocrit by applying the sample on one side of the layer (2a) and providing an air gap (4c) on the opposite side, so that absorption is controlled by preventing the release of air from the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Diabetes Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Nelson, Matthew A. Coe