Patents by Inventor Willem SMINK

Willem SMINK 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 desorption of a blood sample from a medical test sheet
    Patent number: 9207151
    Abstract: A method for desorption of a blood sample from a dried blood spot on a medical test sheet, for the purpose of biomedical analysis, comprises the steps of: interposing the test sheet inbetween first and second clamping heads; clamping the first and the second clamping heads onto the interposed test sheet; and flushing a desorption area of the clamped test sheet with a sample elution fluid. The clamping heads are transmitting compressive forces to parts of the test sheet. The compressive forces create an imprinted sealing area of the test sheet, which imprinted sealing area has a closed loop shape surrounding a desorption area of the test sheet. The desorption area is contained in a space enveloped by first and second outer surfaces of the first and second clamping heads, respectively, and sealed by the imprinted sealing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SPARK HOLLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Hermannus Geert Gijlers, Emile Hermannus Maarten Koster, Willem Smink
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESORPTION OF A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM A MEDICAL TEST SHEET
    Publication number: 20140037501
    Abstract: A method for desorption of a blood sample from a dried blood spot on a medical test sheet, for the purpose of biomedical analysis, comprises the steps of: interposing the test sheet inbetween first and second clamping heads; clamping the first and the second clamping heads onto the interposed test sheet; and flushing a desorption area of the clamped test sheet with a sample elution fluid. The clamping heads are transmitting compressive forces to parts of the test sheet. The compressive forces create an imprinted sealing area of the test sheet, which imprinted sealing area has a closed loop shape surrounding a desorption area of the test sheet. The desorption area is contained in a space enveloped by first and second outer surfaces of the first and second clamping heads, respectively, and sealed by the imprinted sealing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SPARK HOLLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Hermannus Geert GIJLERS, Emile Hermannus Maarten KOSTER, Willem SMINK
  • Method and apparatus for desorption of a blood sample from a medical test sheet
    Patent number: 8586382
    Abstract: A method for desorption of a blood sample from a dried blood spot on a medical test sheet, for the purpose of biomedical analysis, comprises the steps of: interposing the test sheet inbetween first and second clamping heads; clamping the first and the second clamping heads onto the interposed test sheet; and flushing a desorption area of the clamped test sheet with a sample elution fluid. The clamping heads are transmitting compressive forces to parts of the test sheet. The compressive forces create an imprinted sealing area of the test sheet, which imprinted sealing area has a closed loop shape surrounding a desorption area of the test sheet. The desorption area is contained in a space enveloped by first and second outer surfaces of the first and second clamping heads, respectively, and sealed by the imprinted sealing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Spark Holland B.V.
    Inventors: Hermannus Geert Gijlers, Emile Hermannus Maarten Koster, Willem Smink
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESORPTION OF A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM A MEDICAL TEST SHEET
    Publication number: 20110129940
    Abstract: A method for desorption of a blood sample from a dried blood spot on a medical test sheet, for the purpose of biomedical analysis, comprises the steps of: interposing the test sheet inbetween first and second clamping heads; clamping the first and the second clamping heads onto the interposed test sheet; and flushing a desorption area of the clamped test sheet with a sample elution fluid. The clamping heads are transmitting compressive forces to parts of the test sheet. The compressive forces create an imprinted sealing area of the test sheet, which imprinted sealing area has a closed loop shape surrounding a desorption area of the test sheet. The desorption area is contained in a space enveloped by first and second outer surfaces of the first and second clamping heads, respectively, and sealed by the imprinted sealing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SPARK HOLLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Hermannus Geert GIJLERS, Emile Hermannus Maarten KOSTER, Willem SMINK