Patents
US 10837959 B2: System and method for detection of target substances
- Granted
- 2020-11-17
- Filed
- 2018-03-02 application 15910233
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting harmful substances within a consumable sample comprising: receiving a consumable sample at a first chamber of a test container; transforming the consumable sample into a homogenized sample upon processing of the consumable sample; delivering the homogenized sample to a second chamber of the test container, wherein the second chamber is configured to receive the homogenized sample comprises an outlet port; mixing the homogenized sample with a process reagent within the second chamber, thereby producing a dispersion; transmitting a volume of the dispersion to an analysis chamber, of the test container, configured to position a detection substrate proximal the port of the second chamber and comprising a detection window that enables detection of presence of the allergen; and detecting presence of the allergen within the consumable sample by way of an optical sensor configured to detect signals indicative of the allergen through the detection window.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201117.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nima Acquisition, LLC 7 patents | US company or organization | Northfield, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Sundvor | San Francisco, CA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Portela | San Francisco, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan Ward | San Francisco, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Paul Walton | Cambridge, MA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan William Kiel | Ardmore, PA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey Mekler | Cambridge, MA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shireen Yates | San Francisco, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jacob Mooney | Westford, MA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/521 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Release of security interest Partial termination and release of security interest in patents (reel/frame 057927/0091) | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-06-03 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (F/K/A MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.) NORTHFIELD, IL NIMA PARTNERS, INC. (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC) BOSTON, MA | 71676/571 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents (reel/frame 060382/0577) | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-06-03 | NIMA PARTNERS, INC. (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC) BOSTON, MA | 71676/468 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Release of security interest Partial termination and release of security interest in patents | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-06-03 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (F/K/A MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.) NORTHFIELD, IL NIMA PARTNERS, INC. (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC) BOSTON, MA | 71675/957 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents, recorded on april 1, 2022, at reel/frame 059476/0640 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2025-06-03 | NIMA PARTNERS, INC. (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC) NORTHFIELD, IL | 71672/221 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Release of security interest Partial termination and release of security interest in patents, recorded on october 21, 2021, at reel/frame 058040/0001 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2025-06-03 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (F/K/A MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.) NORTHFIELD, IL NIMA PARTNERS, INC. (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC) NORTHFIELD, IL | 71672/198 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2024-03-27 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 71672/100 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2025-02-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC signed 2024-11-14 | NIMA PARTNERS, INC. BOSTON, MA | 70142/9 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC signed 2022-05-11 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 60382/577 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC signed 2022-03-23 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT RICHARDSON, TX | 59476/640 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2021-10-21 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. RICHARDSON, TX | 58040/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2021-10-21 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 57927/91 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-14 | Name change Change of name | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2021-09-07 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP SPRINGFIELD, IL | 57807/297 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-10-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NIMA LABS, INC. signed 2020-06-26 | NIMA ACQUISITION, LLC NORTHFIELD, IL | 54030/36 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-02-21 | Name change Change of name | 6SENSORLABS, INC. signed 2016-05-17 | NIMA LABS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 48408/433 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-05-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the assignee on the cover sheet previously recorded on reel 045088 frame 0700. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | SUNDOVER, SCOTT signed 2014-10-19 MOONEY, JACOB signed 2014-10-20 WALTON, JOHN signed 2014-10-20 KIEL, JONATHAN WILLIAM signed 2014-10-29 PORTELA, STEVEN signed 2014-10-29 WARD, JONATHAN signed 2014-11-06 MEKLER, JEFFREY signed 2014-11-10 YATES, SHIREEN signed 2015-01-06 | 6SENSORLABS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 46070/731 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-03-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SUNDVOR, SCOTT signed 2014-10-19 MOONEY, JACOB signed 2014-10-20 WALTON, JOHN signed 2014-10-20 KIEL, JONATHAN WILLIAM signed 2014-10-29 PORTELA, STEVEN signed 2014-10-29 WARD, JONATHAN signed 2014-11-06 MEKLER, JEFFREY signed 2014-11-10 YATES, SHIREEN signed 2015-01-06 | NIMA LABS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 45088/700 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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