Patents by Inventor Merrit Jabobs

Merrit Jabobs 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).

  • Thin film detection during fluid aspiration
    Patent number: 6484556
    Abstract: The accurate determination of the presence of a fluid in a container is determined by assessing the difference in various pressure readings relative to a threshold value. The method distinguishes between actual aspiration of a fluid and aspiration of a film that can otherwise lead one to believe that fluid has been aspirated when it has not. The method is particularly useful in clinical analyzers such as automated enzyme immunoassay devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Merrit Jabobs, Michael Avdenko, Christopher Michael Parobek, Jim Shaw