Patents by Inventor Timothy G. Foley
Timothy G. Foley 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).
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Publication number: 20190145955Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, JR., Timothy G. Foley, JR.
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Patent number: 10215747Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160282330Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
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Patent number: 9365814Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100003714Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, JR., Timothy G. Foley, JR.
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Patent number: 7604985Abstract: A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specification and/or allowing correction of results to account for the out-of-specification sample.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Timothy G. Foley, Jr.
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Patent number: 7427501Abstract: A system and method employing infrared laser spectrography and dual wavelength modulation to monitor the concentration of a gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide, in the sample vial, or to monitor the pressure in the sample vial, to thus detect for microorganism growth in the sample vial. The system and method each employ an energy emitting device, such as an infrared laser, a detector and a signal analyzer, such as a spectroscopy device. The infrared laser emits toward the container infrared energy having a substantially single wavelength substantially equal to a wavelength at which the gas absorbs the infrared energy. The detector detects a portion of the energy signal that passes through the container, and the signal analyzer spectroscopically analyzes the detected portion of the energy signal to determine whether the gas exists in the container, or to determine the pressure in the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr., Patrick S. Beaty, Timothy G. Foley
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Patent number: 7338778Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detection and evaluation of metabolic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells based upon their ability to consume dissolved oxygen. The methods utilize a luminescence detection system which makes use of the sensitivity of the luminescent emission of certain compounds to the presence of oxygen, which quenches (diminishes) the compound's luminescent emission in a concentration dependent manner. Respiring eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells will affect the oxygen concentration of a liquid medium in which they are immersed. Thus, this invention provides a convenient system to gather information on the presence, identification, quantification and cytotoxic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells by determining their effect on the oxygen concentration of the media in which they are present.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: J. Bruce Pitner, John Jacob Hemperly, Richard D. Guarino, Magdalena Wodnicka, David T. Stitt, Gregory J. Burrell, Timothy G. Foley, Jr., Patrick Shawn Beaty
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Patent number: 6900030Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detection and evaluation of metabolic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells based upon their ability to consume dissolved oxygen. The methods utilize a luminescence detection system which makes use of the sensitivity of the luminescent emission of certain compounds to the presence of oxygen, which quenches (diminishes) the compound's luminescent emission in a concentration dependent manner. Respiring eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells will affect the oxygen concentration of a liquid medium in which they are immersed. Thus, this invention provides a convenient system to gather information on the presence, identification, quantification and cytotoxic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells by determining their effect on the oxygen concentration of the media in which they are present.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: J. Bruce Pitner, John Jacob Hemperly, Richard D. Guarino, Magdalena Wodnicka, David T. Stitt, Gregory J. Burrell, Timothy G. Foley, Jr., Patrick Shawn Beaty
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Publication number: 20030111607Abstract: A system and method employing infrared laser spectrography and dual wavelength modulation to monitor the concentration of a gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide, in the sample vial, or to monitor the pressure in the sample vial, to thus detect for microorganism growth in the sample vial. The system and method each employ an energy emitting device, such as an infrared laser, a detector and a signal analyzer, such as a spectroscopy device. The infrared laser emits toward the container infrared energy having a substantially single wavelength substantially equal to a wavelength at which the gas absorbs the infrared energy. The detector detects a portion of the energy signal that passes through the container, and the signal analyzer spectroscopically analyzes the detected portion of the energy signal to determine whether the gas exists in the container, or to determine the pressure in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventors: Nicholas R. Bachur, Patrick S. Beaty, Timothy G. Foley
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Publication number: 20020155424Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detection and evaluation of metabolic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells based upon their ability to consume dissolved oxygen. The methods utilize a luminescence detection system which makes use of the sensitivity of the luminescent emission of certain compounds to the presence of oxygen, which quenches (diminishes) the compound's luminescent emission in a concentration dependent manner. Respiring eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells will affect the oxygen concentration of a liquid medium in which they are immersed. Thus, this invention provides a convenient system to gather information on the presence, identification, quantification and cytotoxic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells by determining their effect on the oxygen concentration of the media in which they are present.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventors: J. Bruce Pitner, John Jacob Hemperly, Richard D. Guarino, Magdalena Wodnicka, David T. Stitt, Gregory J. Burrell, Timothy G. Foley, Patrick Shawn Beaty
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Patent number: 6395506Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detection and evaluation of metabolic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells based upon their ability to consume dissolved oxygen. The methods utilize a luminescence detection system which makes use of the sensitivity of the luminescent emission of certain compounds to the presence of oxygen, which quenches (diminishes) the compound's luminescent emission in a concentration dependent manner. Respiring eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells will affect the oxygen concentration of a liquid medium in which they are immersed. Thus, this invention provides a convenient system to gather information on the presence, identification, quantification and cytotoxic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells by determining their effect on the oxygen concentration of the media in which they are present.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: J. Bruce Pitner, John Jacob Hemperly, Richard D. Guarino, Magdalena Wodnicka, David T. Stitt, Gregory J. Burrell, Timothy G. Foley, Jr., Patrick Shawn Beaty