Patents by Inventor R. Steven Brown

R. Steven Brown 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).

  • OPTICAL PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEM AND QUALITY CONTROL MATERIALS FOR USE IN SAME
    Publication number: 20130217039
    Abstract: A system for detecting presence of an organism having an enzyme in a sample, comprising: a cartridge for containing the sample and a substrate such that the enzyme can react with the substrate to produce a biological molecule; a partitioning element mounted in a recess in a base of the cartridge, the partitioning element allowing partitioning of the biological molecule thereinto; a light source for irradiating the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element; and, a detector for detecting fluorescence of the biological molecule partitioned into the partitioning element, the detected fluorescence being indicative of presence of the organism in the sample; wherein the light source is in a raised cartridge mount of the system that mates with the recess in the base of the cartridge. Also provided is a method for calibrating said system and quality control cartridges for use in same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: R. Steven Brown, Eric Marcotte, Michael Miron, Tom Radcliffe