Patents by Inventor Terry Allen Beaty

Terry Allen Beaty 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).

  • Meter and method of using the meter for determining the concentration of a component of a fluid
    Patent number: 6645368
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid comprise providing a cell supporting a chemistry which reacts with the medically significant component. Placement of first and second terminals of the cell in contact with first and second terminals, respectively, of an instrument permits the instrument to assess the reaction. The instrument determines a first response of the cell to a first signal, and determines based upon the first response whether to proceed with the determination of the concentration of the medically significant component of the biological fluid. If the determination is to proceed, the instrument determines the type of sample that has been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Allen Beaty, Lance Scott Kuhn, Vladimir Svetnik, David W. Burke