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Kit Including Planar Sample Carrier with Absorbent Membrane Layer and Box
13 Jan 22
A kit or set including a planar sample carrier having an absorbent membrane layer suitable for absorbing liquid blood components is provided, and wherein at least a portion of the blood components is able to dry in the membrane layer, wherein the sample carrier is additionally provided on an outer side with an optically readable code, additionally including a closable cuboidal box having a bottom surface that has a rectangular base surface and that additionally has a first opening, additionally including a planar receiving element having a base surface that corresponds to the base surface of the bottom surface, wherein the receiving element has a second opening and a holder that together are designed such that, on mounting the sample carrier in the holder and subsequently inserting the receiving element into the box on the bottom surface of the box, the optical code is visible through the first opening in the bottom surface and also through the second opening in the receiving element.
Thomas Pfeiffer, Stephan Proost, Lisa Honold
Filed: 7 Jul 21
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Compounds and Methods Relating to Lysosomal Storage Disorders
13 Jan 22
Provided are molecules and methods for detecting enzymatic activity of various lysosomal storage enzymes.
Alexander Cherkassky, Jason Cournoyer, Michael Gelb
Filed: 27 Sep 21
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Selective Salmonella or E. Coli Cultivation Method, Compositions and Uses
6 Jan 22
The present disclosure provides rapid, convenient and sensitive means to detect low abundance target Gram negative bacteria such as Salmonella contamination from a range of samples, including food samples and environmental samples, through a single-step culture method and downstream sensitive detection.
David Simon Illingworth, Nevin Perera, Paul Wells, David Higgins
Filed: 18 Sep 19
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Compact Spectrometers and Instruments Including Them
9 Dec 21
A spectrometer with a Schmidt reflector is described.
Mahsa Farsad, David Aikens
Filed: 12 Aug 21
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Mechanical Lysis and Exposure by Homogenization for Direct Viral Nucleic Acid Amplification
2 Dec 21
Methods and systems of analyzing a biological sample to detect the presence of a virus are disclosed, that include mechanically homogenizing the biological sample, wherein the biological sample is unprocessed, to lyse the unprocessed biological sample to produce a homogenized sample; amplifying the viral nucleic acids in the homogenized sample, where such amplification occurs without any isolation, separation, purification, or extraction of the viral nucleic acids in the homogenized sample; and analyzing the amplified viral nucleic acids to detect the presence of the virus.
Zachary MOREHOUSE, Caleb Proctor, Rodney Nash
Filed: 26 May 21
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Ionization Sources and Methods and Systems Using Them
2 Dec 21
Certain configurations of an ionization source comprising a multipolar rod assembly are described.
Adam Patkin
Filed: 19 Apr 21
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Systems and Methods for Automated Detection and Segmentation of Vertebral Centrum(s) in 3D Images
18 Nov 21
Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for vertebral centrums of individual vertebrae to be identified and segmented within a 3D image of a subject (e.g., a CT or microCT image).
Ali Behrooz
Filed: 30 Mar 18
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Systems and Methods for Pesticide Detection
4 Nov 21
This disclosure provides quantitative, rapid, and reliable LC-MS/MS methods for analyzing panels of pesticides and mycotoxins in various samples, including very hydrophobic and chlorinated compounds normally analyzed on a GC-MS/MS system.
Avinash Dalmia
Filed: 4 Feb 21
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CorrectedMethod and products for the diagnosis of a seafood allergy
28 Oct 21
A diagnostically useful carrier includes a means for specifically capturing an antibody to a polypeptide from the group including squid MLC1 or squid MLC2 or a variant thereof in a sample from a subject.
Waltraud Suer, Marco Klinge, Alf Weimann, Stefanie Rohwer, Henning Seismann, Mariona Pascal Capdevila
Filed: 17 Jun 20
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Systems and Methods for 3D Reconstruction of Anatomical Organs and Inclusions Using Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Projection Tomography
21 Oct 21
Presented herein are systems and methods for tomographic imaging of a region of interest in a subject using short-wave infrared light to provide for accurate reconstruction of absorption maps within the region of interest.
Ali Behrooz
Filed: 30 Mar 18
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Fluid Chromatography Injectors and Injector Inserts
14 Oct 21
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to injector inserts and injector assemblies.
Rosario Mannino, William Goodman
Filed: 3 Nov 17
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Specimen Collection and Delivery Apparatus
14 Oct 21
A specimen collection and delivery apparatus for collecting clinical specimens and delivery of samples thereof to, e.g., microfluidic testing devices for diagnostic analysis is disclosed.
Andrew Kolb, Alan K. Lofquist, C. Frederick Battrell
Filed: 24 Jun 21
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Detecting Composition of Non-homogenized Fluids
23 Sep 21
Provided herein are methods, systems, and apparatus related to sensing and measuring various components in non-homogenized solutions.
Patrick Cree, Martin Land, Anne Gerben Terpstra, Hendrick De Vries
Filed: 22 Mar 21
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Image Processing Method for Displaying Cells of a Plurality of Overall Images
2 Sep 21
An image processing method is provided for displaying cells from a plurality of pathology images or overall images.
Christian Marzahl, Stefan Gerlach, Joern Voigt, Christine Kroeger
Filed: 2 Mar 21
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Multiplexed Polymerase Chain Reaction In Micropipette Format
2 Sep 21
A system may include a horizontal actuator to move a tray, to which a microwell plate and a microfluidic chip may be coupled.
Andrew Brodsky
Filed: 26 Feb 21
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Autosamplers and Analytic Systems and Methods Including Same
2 Sep 21
An autosampler includes a carrier for receiving a plurality of sample containers each having a top end and a visible indicium.
Keith Ferrara
Filed: 1 Mar 21
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Autosamplers and Analytic Systems and Methods Including Same
2 Sep 21
An autosampler includes a sample carrier for receiving first and second sets of sample containers each having a top end, a side wall, and a visible indicium on its side wall.
Anthony Chiappetta, Keith Ferrara, Eugene P. Gerety, Szilveszter C. Jando, Samuel Tolley
Filed: 1 Oct 20
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Thermal Management for Instruments Including a Plasma Source
26 Aug 21
Thermal management arrangements for analysis systems including a plasma source such as inductively-coupled-plasma are disclosed.
Tak Shun Cheung, Chui Ha Cindy Wong, Andrew Icasiano, Brian Chan
Filed: 20 Feb 20
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Compositions and Methods for Generating Massively Parallel Nucleic Acid Sequencing Libraries
26 Aug 21
Oligonucleotide primers and methods of use in producing sequencing libraries are provided according to aspects of the present disclosure which include, from 5′ to 3′, a homopolymer-hybridizing region, and an anchor region comprising 5′-(λ)nNm-3′, wherein the homopolymer-hybridizing region is a contiguous sequence of 5 to 20 elements, wherein the elements are nucleotides or Tm increasing nucleotide analogs, wherein at least 4 of the elements are Tm increasing nucleotide analogs, wherein the homopolymer-hybridizing region hybridizes to a complementary homopolymer tract of a target nucleic acid, wherein the complementary homopolymer tract comprises a contiguous sequence of complementary elements, wherein λ is any nucleotide or nucleotide analog with the proviso that λ is not a nucleotide or nucleotide analog complementary to a complementary element of the complementary homopolymer tract, and wherein N is any nucleotide or nucleotide analog.
Kevin D. Allen, Kerry Gunning
Filed: 22 Feb 21
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Assay for the Diagnosis of Dermatophytosis
19 Aug 21
A primer pair that includes a forward primer and a reverse primer is used to amplify a nucleic acid from a pathogen associated with a skin, hair and nail infection that includes SEQ ID NO: 22.
Melanie HARDER, Yvonne Graeser, Christiane Kupsch, Markus Cavalar
Filed: 3 May 21