Patents by Inventor Ronald F. Jay

Ronald F. Jay 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).

  • Incubation vessel support
    Patent number: 6015532
    Abstract: The invention provides an incubation vessel supporting apparatus, including a moveable support and a plurality of incubation vessel mountings carried by the support and moveable independently relative to the support such that, in use, each of the plurality of vessel mountings is simultaneously independently moveable so that each vessel mounted by the mountings is capable of movement to achieve substantially the same temperature/time integral. Such vessel supports can be used in, for example, an automated assay apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Alfa Biotech S.p.A.
    Inventors: John A. Clements, Ronald F. Jay, Paul M. Kemp
  • Automatic apparatus and method for the assay of fluid samples
    Patent number: 4141687
    Abstract: Method and apparatus suitable for automatic assay of fluid samples, particularly immunoassays, in which a reaction product of the assay is bound to a magnetically attractable particle and separated from the reaction mixture by use of a magnetic trap. The method and apparatus are of especial use in radioimmunoassays carried out in an automated continuous-flow manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: Technicon Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon C. Forrest, Ronald F. Jay, John A. Clements