Patents by Inventor Terri Fazio

Terri Fazio 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 of normalizing surface tension of a sample fluid
    Patent number: 8507280
    Abstract: A method of normalizing surface tension of a sample fluid on a clinical analyzer is disclosed. The method comprises aspirating a portion of a sample fluid into a metering tip, the metering tip having a lower end through which the sample fluid is aspirated and an upper end; sealing the lower end of the metering tip, forming a cuvette for the portion of the sample fluid; pre-treating a micro-tip with a surface tension-normalizing agent, and then dispensing the surface tension-normalizing agent into the sample fluid in the cuvette; mixing the surface tension-normalizing agent and the sample fluid in the cuvette using the micro-tip to create a mixture of the sample fluid and the surface tension-normalizing agent, the mixture having a normalized surface tension; and using the mixture for testing on the clinical analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Merrit Jacobs, Ed Graham, Karen Vavra, Chuck Noeson, Susan Danielson, Terri Fazio
  • Method of Normalizing Surface Tension of a Sample Fluid
    Publication number: 20080044908
    Abstract: A method of normalizing surface tension of a sample fluid on a clinical analyzer is disclosed. The method comprises aspirating a portion of a sample fluid into a metering tip, the metering tip having a lower end through which the sample fluid is aspirated and an upper end; sealing the lower end of the metering tip, forming a cuvette for the portion of the sample fluid; pre-treating a micro-tip with a surface tension-normalizing agent, and then dispensing the surface tension-normalizing agent into the sample fluid in the cuvette; mixing the surface tension-normalizing agent and the sample fluid in the cuvette using the micro-tip to create a mixture of the sample fluid and the surface tension-normalizing agent, the mixture having a normalized surface tension; and using the mixture for testing on the clinical analyzer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Merrit Jacobs, Ed Graham, Karen Vavra, Chuck Noeson, Susan Denisison, Terri Fazio