Patents
US 9328381 B2: Self-contained biological assay apparatus, methods, and applications
- Granted
- 2016-05-03
- Filed
- 2015-07-14 application 14798719
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A self-contained, fully automated, biological assay-performing apparatus includes a housing; a dispensing platform including a controllably-movable reagent dispensing system, disposed in the housing; a reagent supply component disposed in the housing; a pneumatic manifold removably disposed in the housing in a space shared by the dispensing platform, removably coupled to a fluidic transport layer and a plurality of reservoirs, wherein the fluidic transport layer, the reservoirs, and a test sample to be introduced therein are disposed in the housing in the space separate from the dispensing platform; a pneumatic supply system removably coupled to the pneumatic manifold in the housing in a space separate from the dispensing platform; and a control system coupled to at least one of the dispensing platform and the pneumatic supply system, disposed in the housing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160503.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheonix, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Ithaca, NY | RHEONIX INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peng Zhou | Newtown, PA | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lincoln C. Young | Ithaca, NY | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Thomas | Freeville, NY | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zongyuan Chen | Westtown, PA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Todd Roswech | Westbrook, CT | 33 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gwendolyn Spizz | Ithaca, NY | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rubina Yasmin | Ithaca, NY | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Greg Mouchka | Brooktondale, NY | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/686 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L3/502715 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N35/10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RHEONIX, INC. signed 2021-05-17 | GRASSHOPPER BANK, N.A. NEW YORK, NY | 56254/74 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-07-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHEN, ZONGYUAN signed 2013-03-13 MOUCHKA, GREG signed 2013-03-13 SPIZZ, GWENDOLYN signed 2013-03-13 THOMAS, BENJAMIN signed 2013-03-13 YASMIN, RUBINA signed 2013-03-13 YOUNG, LINCOLN C. signed 2013-03-13 ZHOU, PENG signed 2013-03-13 ROSWECH, TODD signed 2013-03-15 | RHEONIX, INC. ITHACA, NY | 36182/928 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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