Patents by Inventor Urs Vollenweider
Urs Vollenweider 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: 20240371479Abstract: A computer-implemented method for optimising an assignment of one or more medical samples to one or more analytical tests to be conducted on those medical samples. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining an initial assignment of the one or more medical samples to the one or more analytical tests; determining a compliance status for the or each medical sample, the compliance status indicating: (i) whether a sample quality metric of the or each medical sample violates an analytical test specification of the medical sample's assigned analytical test(s) in the initial assignment and/or (ii) whether the or each medical sample is unprocessable; and performing a mitigation action if one or more compliance status indicate: (i) that the sample quality metric of a given medical sample violates the analytical test specification and/or (ii) a given medical sample is unprocessable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Michael Glauser, Oliver Gutmann, Gabriele Piero Janner, Emad Sarofim, Stephan Schweighauser, Marcel Thomann, Urs Vollenweider
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Publication number: 20230160915Abstract: A computer implemented method to allocate control samples for validating a diagnostic test within a laboratory system is provided. The laboratory system comprises a storage, a transport system, and at least two analyzers. A total number of control sample aliquots and an aliquot volume for each control sample aliquot is determined based on a validation time schedule. Information is presented for distributing the total control sample volume into the determined total number of control sample aliquots with the determined aliquot volumes. Information is also presented for distributing the control sample aliquots to one or more of the at least two analyzers according to the validation time schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Michael Glauser, Urs Vollenweider
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Patent number: 11579156Abstract: A method to provide control samples for validating a diagnostic test within a laboratory system is presented. The laboratory system comprises an aliquoting device, a storage, a transport system, at least two analyzers, and a control unit. A total number of control sample aliquots and an aliquot volume for each control sample aliquot is determined based on a validation time schedule. A provided total control sample volume is aliquoted into the determined total number of control sample aliquots with the determined aliquot volumes. The generated control sample aliquots are transported to one or more of the at least two analyzers according to the validation time schedule.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Michael Glauser, Urs Vollenweider
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Patent number: 11226348Abstract: A storage module for a laboratory automation system, a method of operating a laboratory automation system, and a laboratory automation system are presented. Items used by laboratory stations are stored centrally in a storage module and can be transported to the laboratory stations using a laboratory sample distribution system.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Urs Vollenweider, Gottlieb Schacher, Goran Savatic, Marco Maetzler, Christoph Ludwig, Christian Loewenstein, Yves Laloux, Rik Harbers, Matthias Edelmann, Andreas Drechsler
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Publication number: 20200393476Abstract: A method to provide control samples for validating a diagnostic test within a laboratory system is presented. The laboratory system comprises an aliquoting device, a storage, a transport system, at least two analyzers, and a control unit. A total number of control sample aliquots and an aliquot volume for each control sample aliquot is determined based on a validation time schedule. A provided total control sample volume is aliquoted into the determined total number of control sample aliquots with the determined aliquot volumes. The generated control sample aliquots are transported to one or more of the at least two analyzers according to the validation time schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Michael Glauser, Urs Vollenweider
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Publication number: 20180106821Abstract: A storage module for a laboratory automation system, a method of operating a laboratory automation system, and a laboratory automation system are presented. Items used by laboratory stations are stored centrally in a storage module and can be transported to the laboratory stations using a laboratory sample distribution system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Urs Vollenweider, Gottlieb Schacher, Goran Savatic, Marco Maetzler, Christoph Ludwig, Christian Loewenstein, Yves Laloux, Rik Harbers, Matthias Edelmann, Andreas Drechsler
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Patent number: 9443058Abstract: A urine work area manager comprises a computing unit and a set of machine executable instructions stored in a memory for execution by the computing unit. The computing unit transfers commands and data between a urine test strip reader and the manager using a first interface, and transfers commands and data between a urine sediment analyzer and the manager using a second interface. In operation, the computing unit instructs the urine test strip reader to analyze a plurality of urine samples, receives a strip analysis result from the urine test strip reader, and generates a first set of instructions for controlling the urine sediment analyzer using the strip analysis result. The computing unit further instructs the urine sediment analyzer to analyze the plurality of urine samples with the first set of instructions and receives a sediment analysis result from the urine sediment analyzer using the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Mark Busenhart, Diego Del-Grande, Antonia Voegel, Urs Vollenweider
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Patent number: 8159658Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for the automated analysis of samples, comprising: a first optical device including at least one receptacle for receiving at least one of said samples and a receptacle-associated optical unit including at least one receptacle-associated light source for emitting light adapted for determining a color of said sample and generating a light beam for irradiating said sample contained in said receptacle and at least one receptacle-associated light detector for detecting light transmitted through said sample and generating a receptacle-associated detection signal; a second optical device including at least one test element provided with at least one test zone for applying said sample, said test zone being subject to an optically detectable change in response to at least one characteristic of said sample being different from said color and a test element-associated optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Fabian Durrer, Kurt Schildknecht, Urs Vollenweider
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Publication number: 20110022327Abstract: A urine work area manager comprises a computing unit and a set of machine executable instructions stored in a memory for execution by the computing unit. The computing unit transfers commands and data between a urine test strip reader and the manager using a first interface, and transfers commands and data between a urine sediment analyzer and the manager using a second interface. In operation, the computing unit instructs the urine test strip reader to analyze a plurality of urine samples, receives a strip analysis result from the urine test strip reader, and generates a first set of instructions for controlling the urine sediment analyzer using the strip analysis result. The computing unit further instructs the urine sediment analyzer to analyze the plurality of urine samples with the first set of instructions and receives a sediment analysis result from the urine sediment analyzer using the second interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Mark Busenhart, Diego Del-Grande, Antonia Voegel, Urs Vollenweider
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Publication number: 20100283995Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for the automated analysis of samples, comprising: a first optical device including at least one receptacle for receiving at least one of said samples and a receptacle-associated optical unit including at least one receptacle-associated light source for emitting light adapted for determining a colour of said sample and generating a light beam for irradiating said sample contained in said receptacle and at least one receptacle-associated light detector for detecting light transmitted through said sample and generating a receptacle-associated detection signal; a second optical device including at least one test element provided with at least one test zone for applying said sample, said test zone being subject to an optically detectable change in response to at least one characteristic of said sample being different from said colour and a test element-associated optical unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Fabian Durrer, Kurt Schildknecht, Urs Vollenweider