| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 436165000 | With claimed manipulation of container to effect reaction or use of container of claimed optical structure | 18 |
| 20080227216 | LIQUID TESTER - A liquid testing device for determining the value of at least one property of a liquid. The liquid testing device includes a planar base and at least one test section, located on the planar base, with a reference color section located adjacent to the test section, which exhibits a color according to the value, as a result of reaction of a reagent with the liquid. The reference color section includes a plurality of different reference colors arranged for easy visual color comparison with the test result. The reference color section is placed adjacent to and in contact with the test section, with the test section having sufficient length so that it substantially encompasses the entire reference color section with its plurality of different reference colors. Thus, when the test section exhibits a reaction color, the visual comparison is simplified since the reference color which matches the reaction color becomes substantially visually merged and self-aligned therewith. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080227217 | SAMPLE-LIQUID ANALYSIS DISC AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE MIXTURE LIQUID - A reaction of a sample mixture liquid is detected accurately, by allowing a solid reagent to be dissolved and reacted in a liquid sample quickly and accurately. A disc main body, and at least one sample mixing unit provided at the disc main body are provided, and the sample mixing unit is provided with: a liquid sample reserve unit; a reagent chamber capable of disposing a plurality of the solid reagents; and a measurement chamber to which a sample mixture liquid containing a liquid sample and a solid reagent mixed in the reagent chamber is supplied. The reagent chamber has a form which allows a plurality of the solid reagents to be disposed in the direction substantially parallel to the radial direction of the disc in which centrifugal force is generated, or in the direction substantially perpendicular to the radial direction of the disc. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080254550 | DRUG DETECTION KIT AND METHOD - This invention relates to a kit and to a method of using the kit for the in situ detection of trace quantities of drugs on any surface. The method involves using a sampling means that is purposefully designed to sample trace elements of a drug to sample an unknown drug, chemically reacting the sampled drug with a buffer or digesting solution to produce a composition which is detectable, by immunological techniques. To test the reacted sample it is placed in a well in a detection tablet that has been impregnated with a detecting chemical and produce a visible indication of the presence of absence of a particular drug. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20120064636 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD - Provided are an automated analyzer and an automatic analysis method for highly accurately determining presence or absence of abnormality based on reaction process data obtained when concentration of a chemical component or an activity level of an enzyme is measured. The reaction process data is approximated by a function, and shape feature quantities indicating features of a shape of a curve section at an early stage of reaction are calculated. The obtained shape feature quantities are used to determine the presence or absence of abnormality. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120083044 | ELECTRONIC ANALYTE ASSAYING DEVICE - An improved electronic diagnostic device for detecting the presence of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a casing having a display, a test strip mounted in the casing, a processor mounted in the casing, and a first sensor mounted in the casing and operatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor when the device is exposed to ambient light thereby causing the device to become activated. The device includes a light shield that exerts pressure across a width of the test strip to prevent fluid channeling along the length of the test strip. The processor is configured to present an early positive test result reading when a measured value exceeds a predetermined early reading threshold value at any time after a predetermined early testing time period. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120164746 | BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FIXED REGION ENCLOSING TIP, BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FIXED REGION TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF - A biological material fixed region enclosing tip, a biological material fixed region treatment apparatus, and a treatment method thereof. The biological material fixed region enclosing tip comprises: a tip form vessel having an installation opening part that is installable to a nozzle that performs suction and discharge of gas, and an opening through which inflow and outflow of fluid is possible by means of the suction and discharge of gas; a fixing region provided in the tip form vessel, in which a predetermined biological material is fixed or fixable in a plurality of different positions that are determined beforehand that are distinguishable from the exterior; and an enclosing section that encloses the fixing region within the tip form vessel such that the fixing region is able to make contact in an immovable state with the fluid that has flown into the tip form vessel from the opening. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130109104 | Substance detecting apparatus | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130183768 | Self-metering System and Testing Device with Casing and Sliding Member to Cut-off and Set Sample Volume - A testing cartridge for metering of a sample to be tested. The testing cartridge includes a casing defining a casing opening and a sliding member defining a sliding member opening. The casing opening or the sliding member opening can define a specified volume, wherein the casing opening and the sliding member opening collectively define a sample application region dimensioned to accommodate receiving an amount of sample exceeding the specified volume. The sliding member is movable transversely to the casing opening by having the sliding member and the casing traverse across each other's respective openings to remove excess sample from the received amount of sample and retain the specified volume from the received amount of sample. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130183769 | CARTRIDGE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - Provided is a reagent accommodating/measuring cartridge for mixing and reacting a test specimen with a reagent and for measuring the reaction state thereof with the transmitted light, the cartridge comprising a plurality of transmitted-light measurement chambers having different optical path lengths. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20140199776 | MICROFLUIDIC UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DISK, MICROFLUIDIC DISK SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS - A microfluidic disk includes: a disk-shaped main body; a receiving container; an injection channel; a mixing channel; a reaction container; and a discharge container. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140242716 | Specimen Cup and Method - A specimen collection cup has a container. The container has a wall and a floor and is configured for receiving and retaining a specimen. A section of the wall is transparent. Further, the container has a tab coupled to an inside surface of the wall that creates a slot for receiving a test card having a reagent pad affixed thereto. The tab is coupled to the inside surface of the wall such that when the test card is inserted in the slot indicia on the test card is aligned with the transparent section. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140363895 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, TEST APPARATUS, TEST SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE TEST APPARATUS - A test apparatus is provided for rapidly detecting abnormal loading of a microfluidic device, and unloading the abnormally-loaded microfluidic device, thereby preventing contamination of the test apparatus by a sample and degradation in reliability of test results. A test system including the test apparatus and a control method for the test apparatus are also provided. The test apparatus includes an optical sensor to photograph an image at a position corresponding to the microfluidic device, and a controller to detect a pattern formed on a surface of the microfluidic device based on the photographed image to determine whether characteristics of the detected pattern are identical to characteristics of a pre-stored pattern, and to determine whether the microfluidic device has not been normally loaded, when the characteristics of the detected pattern are different from the characteristics of the pre-stored pattern. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150044777 | VISUAL INDICATION TEST KIT - A visual indication test kit is provided. The visual indication test kit includes a single collector including a plurality of plugs, wherein the plurality of plugs are configured to serve as extraction points for analytes, and mix a plurality of reagents with a plurality of analytes extracted onto the plurality of plugs, wherein the mixing of the plurality of reagents and the plurality of analytes facilitates performing a plurality of visual indications. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20160061792 | MEASURING DEVICE, REACTION CARRIER AND MEASURING METHOD - A measuring system and device ( | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160082431 | MEASURING DEVICE, REACTION CARRIER AND MEASURING METHOD - A reaction carrier ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160103075 | WIRELESS REMOTE OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEM - An optical analysis system is disclosed. The optical analysis system includes a wireless optical device. The wireless optical device includes a body with a port that receives a test strip. A sensor array may be positioned within the body that aligns with at least part of the test strip. The sensor array may include a plurality of individually addressable sensors and at least one illumination element associated with each sensor. The at least one illumination element may illuminate a discrete portion of the test strip that is aligned with the individually addressable sensor associated with the at least one illumination element. The sensors may independently assess reflected illumination signals from the discrete portions of the test strip aligned with the individually addressable sensors. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160187257 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING SAMPLE SUPPLIED TO THE SAME - A microfluidic device includes a chamber configured to accommodate a sample and air, and a detection device provided with a light emitter configured to emit light towards the chamber on a light transmission path and a light receiver configured to receive the light, and further configured to measure an optical density of the chamber to determine whether the sample is accommodated in the chamber based on the received light. A boundary between the sample and the air accommodated in the chamber is provided on the light transmission path. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20170234858 | MOBILE DEVICE BASED MULTI-ANALYTE TESTING ANALYZER FOR USE IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING AND SCREENING | 08-17-2017 |
