Patents by Inventor Strett Roger Nicolson

Strett Roger Nicolson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for identification of bacteria
    Patent number: 10294508
    Abstract: An automated system for identifying in a biological sample microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The system provided an automated platform for preparing, from a single biological sample, inoculates for both ID and AST. The system loads a plate for ID testing as samples are being prepared for AST testing. The system tracks the sample and the inoculates from the samples to link the test results to the sample and the patients from whom the sample was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert Edward Armstrong, John Thulin Page, Ben Turng, Glen Richard Davis, Strett Roger Nicolson, Timothy Hansen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20160040210
    Abstract: An automated system for identifying in a biological sample microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The system provided an automated platform for preparing, from a single biological sample, inoculates for both ID and AST. The system loads a plate for ID testing as samples are being prepared for AST testing. The system tracks the sample and the inoculates from the samples to link the test results to the sample and the patients from whom the sample was obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Edward Armstrong, John Thulin Page, Ben Turng, Glen Richard Davis, Strett Roger Nicolson, Timothy Hansen
  • Method and apparatus for identification of bacteria
    Patent number: 9180448
    Abstract: An automated system for identifying in a biological sample microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The system provided an automated platform for preparing, from a single biological sample, inoculates for both ID and AST. The system loads a plate for ID testing as samples are being prepared for AST testing. The system tracks the sample and the inoculates from the samples to link the test results to the sample and the patients from whom the sample was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Robert Edward Armstrong, John Thuin Page, Ben Turng, Glen Richard Davis, Strett Roger Nicolson, Timothy Hansen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20120009558
    Abstract: An automated system for identifying in a biological sample microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The system provided an automated platform for preparing, from a single biological sample, inoculates for both ID and AST. The system loads a plate for ID testing as samples are being prepared for AST testing. The system tracks the sample and the inoculates from the samples to link the test results to the sample and the patients from whom the sample was obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Edward Armstrong, John Thuin Page, Ben Turng, Glen Richard Davis, Strett Roger Nicolson, Timothy Hansen