Patents by Inventor Olivier Fernand Flick

Olivier Fernand Flick 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: 20210316297
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Patent number: 11033894
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Publication number: 20190039059
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Patent number: 10040061
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Alere Switzerland GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Publication number: 20160288116
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Patent number: 9352312
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Alere Switzerland GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond
  • Publication number: 20130078736
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Simon Roderick Grover, Paul Graham Wilkins, Nick David Rollings, Peter Laurence Mayne, Wai Ting Chan, Natalie Frances Scott, Olivier Fernand Flick, Henry Charles Innes, Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham, Nicholas David Long, Richard John Hammond