Patents by Inventor Mervyn N. Sennett

Mervyn N. Sennett 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).

  • Assay or reaction apparatus with agitating device
    Patent number: 5580524
    Abstract: The invention provides an assay or reaction apparatus of modular construction permitting true random operation at the discretion of the user. The apparatus is an automated multi-test capability assay or reaction apparatus (1) in modular form, comprising a reagent and an assay sample storage module (2,3), an incubation module (11), a reaction detection/measurement module (17), and a module (16) for independently and, as desired, both transporting an incubation container (58) between the incubation module (11) and reaction detection/measurement module (17), and transferring reagent(s) and/or assay sample(s) between different modules without reagent(s) and/or assay sample(s) intended for different tests or reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignees: Anagen Limited, Wilj International Ltd.
    Inventors: Gordon C. Forrest, Mervyn N. Sennett, John Curtis