Patents by Inventor Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr.

Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr. 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).

  • Publication number: 20190145955
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, JR., Timothy G. Foley, JR.
  • Patent number: 10215747
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160282330
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9365814
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8815574
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for non-invasively measuring changes in a specimen suspected of containing one or more microbes, by monitoring changes in the dielectric constant of the specimen caused by metabolic processes of such microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., John W. Neubert
  • Patent number: 7846394
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for separating particles within a sample. The apparatus includes a reservoir for receiving a biological specimen therein, wherein the specimen includes a plurality of different sized particles in a liquid. At least one physical state of the specimen is capable of being controlled in order to initially separate at least a first type of particles under the influence of gravity. The apparatus also includes a rotatable disk positioned proximate to the reservoir and configured to receive the first type of particles thereon. The disk has holes defined therethrough that are configured to further separate the first type of particles based on particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100003714
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, JR., Timothy G. Foley, JR.
  • Patent number: 7604985
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090084737
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for separating particles within a sample. The apparatus includes a reservoir for receiving a biological specimen therein, wherein the specimen includes a plurality of different sized particles in a liquid. At least one physical state of the specimen is capable of being controlled in order to initially separate at least a first type of particles under the influence of gravity. The apparatus also includes a rotatable disk positioned proximate to the reservoir and configured to receive the first type of particles thereon. The disk has holes defined therethrough that are configured to further separate the first type of particles based on particle size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Nicholas R. Bachur, JR.
  • Patent number: 7444005
    Abstract: A test strip reader is provided with an optical mouse integrated circuit sensor that reads the test line, reference line and control line of a lateral flow assay strip by light absorption and determines the position of the test strip beneath the image on the integrated circuit board using digital signal processing algorithms. The digital signal processing algorithms process the imaged surface at a very high rate (e.g., 1500 frames per second) to determine the direction and speed of movement of the lateral strip with respect to the reader optics and image capture components. The sensor outputs this position information in a quadrature pattern format. A microcontroller uses the known position of the strip with respect to the reader to calculate the optical absorption of each colored reagent line, and the diagnostic significance (i.e., either qualitative or quantitative) of the test strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Robert E. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 7427501
    Abstract: A system and method employing infrared laser spectrography and dual wavelength modulation to monitor the concentration of a gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide, in the sample vial, or to monitor the pressure in the sample vial, to thus detect for microorganism growth in the sample vial. The system and method each employ an energy emitting device, such as an infrared laser, a detector and a signal analyzer, such as a spectroscopy device. The infrared laser emits toward the container infrared energy having a substantially single wavelength substantially equal to a wavelength at which the gas absorbs the infrared energy. The detector detects a portion of the energy signal that passes through the container, and the signal analyzer spectroscopically analyzes the detected portion of the energy signal to determine whether the gas exists in the container, or to determine the pressure in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Patrick S. Beaty, Timothy G. Foley