Patents by Inventor Ronald Neil Butler

Ronald Neil Butler 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).

  • Micro-band electrode
    Patent number: 7972487
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrochemical cell which, either alone or together which a substrate onto which it is placed, is in the form of a receptacle. The electrochemical cell contains a working electrode and a counter electrode, the working electrode being in a wall of the receptacle. At least one of the electrodes has at least one dimension of less than 50 ?m. The electrochemical cell is principally intended for use as a micro-electrode suitable for screening water, blood, urine or other biological or non-biological fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hyland, Kevin Lorimer, Ronald Neil Butler, Emma Naomi Kathlene Wallace-Davis, Yann Astier
  • Transfer printing
    Publication number: 20040099368
    Abstract: A process for preparing a printed substrate which comprises: (a) printing the desired pattern on to a release film, (b) adhering a substrate layer to the patterned side of the printed release film substrate, and (c) removing the release film, thereby producing a substrate bearing a print, the flatness of the surface of which corresponds to that of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Alexander Leigh, Kevin Lorimer, Ronald Neil Butler