Tad Decatur Simons

US Patent:

6472220, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Oct 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/417276

Inventors:

Tad Decatur Simons - Palo Alto CA
Michael Greenstein - Los Altos CA
Dominique Freeman - Pescadero CA
Leslie Anne Leonard - Portolla Valley CA
David A. King - Menlo Park CA
Paul Lum - Los Altos CA

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G01N 3349

US Classification:

436 63, 436808, 422 61, 422100, 422103, 422104, 606181, 606182, 606167

Abstract:

A cassette containing cartridges for sampling blood from a patient. The cassette includes a container for storing a plurality of cartridges and at least one cartridge in the container. The cartridge includes a cartridge case and a lancet. The lancet has a tip and is housed in the cartridge case. The lancet can be driven to extend the tip outside the cartridge case for lancing the skin of the patient to yield blood. The container has a compartment that contains at least one cartridge. A cartridge from the compartment can be loaded onto a glucometer that drives the lancet in the cartridge to lance the skin of a patient.

US Patent:

7666149, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Oct 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/282927

Inventors:

Tad Decatur Simons - Palo Alto CA, US
Michael Greenstein - Los Altos CA, US
Dominique M. Freeman - Pescadero CA, US
Leslie Anne Leonard - Portola Valley CA, US
David A. King - Menlo Park CA, US
Paul Lum - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Peliken Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
B65D 81/00

US Classification:

600583, 600584

Abstract:

A cassette containing cartridges for sampling blood from a patient. The cassette includes a container for storing a plurality of cartridges and at least one cartridge in the container. The cartridge includes a cartridge case and a lancet. The lancet has a tip and is housed in the cartridge case. The lancet can be driven to extend the tip outside the cartridge case for lancing the skin of the patient to yield blood. The container has a compartment that contains at least one cartridge. A cartridge from the compartment can be loaded onto a glucometer that drives the lancet in the cartridge to lance the skin of a patient.

US Patent:

D667134, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Apr 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/388827

Inventors:

Timothy Updyke - Temecula CA, US
Paul Predki - Carlsbad CA, US
Evangeline Gonzalez - Poway CA, US
Randall Lowe - Encinitas CA, US
Tad Simons - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Life Technologies Corporation - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

2401

US Classification:

D24233

US Patent:

D695418, Dec 10, 2013

Filed:

Aug 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

29/429757

Inventors:

Timothy Updyke - Temecula CA, US
Paul Predki - Carlsbad CA, US
Evangeline Gonzalez - Poway CA, US
Randall Lowe - Oakland CA, US
Tad Simons - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Life Technologies Corporation - Carldbad CA

International Classification:

2401

US Classification:

D24233

US Patent:

20110042213, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/862333

Inventors:

Timothy UPDYKE - Temecula CA, US
Paul PREDKI - Carlsbad CA, US
Evangeline GONZALEZ - Poway CA, US
Randall LOWE - Encinitas CA, US
Tad SIMONS - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

G01N 27/447

US Classification:

204461, 204612

Abstract:

The present teachings provide methods, devices, systems, and materials for performing electrophoresis in an automated fashion. The electrophoresis system may simultaneously image gel during an electrophoresis run. In some embodiments, the electrophoresis system may analyze an imaged gel during or after electrophoresis. The device may comprise a gel processing system, a gel illumination system, an image capture system, and an image analysis all housed within a housing.

US Patent:

20120247958, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Apr 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/437726

Inventors:

Timothy Updyke - Temecula CA, US
Paul Predki - Carlsbad CA, US
Evangeline Gonzalez - Poway CA, US
Randall Lowe - Encinitas CA, US
Tad Simons - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

G01N 27/447

US Classification:

204457, 204608

Abstract:

The present teachings describe gel processing systems comprising at least an electrophoresis device and a computer system operably linked to perform electrophoresis. Systems of the disclosure may also comprise gel imaging systems, image capture systems, gel illumination systems and/or gel/image analysis systems. A computer system of the disclosure may comprise software components including graphical user interface (GUI) specifications and functional specifications. The disclosure also describes methods for gel processing performed on a gel processing system. Methods of the disclosure may comprise performing electrophoresis and in some embodiments, one or more additional steps, such as imaging, analysis, report generation and transfer of data to external sources. Methods and workflows of the disclosure may be user controlled and customized by using the GUI and other software and hardware functional components of the computer system. Users may input and/or select several parameters for performing electrophoresis/imaging/analysis using the systems and methods of the disclosure.

US Patent:

20130175172, Jul 11, 2013

Filed:

Dec 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/717650

Inventors:

Life Technologies Corporation - Carlsbad CA, US
Paul Predki - Carlsbad CA, US
Evangeline Gonzalez - Poway CA, US
Randall Lowe - Oakland CA, US
Tad Simons - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Life Technologies Corporation - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

G01N 27/447

US Classification:

204457, 204612, 204608

Abstract:

The present teachings provide methods, devices, systems, and materials for performing electrophoresis in an automated fashion. The electrophoresis system may simultaneously image gel during an electrophoresis run. In some embodiments, the electrophoresis system may analyze an imaged gel during or after electrophoresis. The device may comprise a gel processing system, a gel illumination system, an image capture system, and an image analysis all housed within a housing.

US Patent:

60712945, Jun 6, 2000

Filed:

Dec 4, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/985384

Inventors:

Tad Decatur Simons - Palo Alto CA
Michael Greenstein - Los Altos CA
Dominique Freeman - Pescadero CA
Leslie Anne Leonard - Portola Valley CA
David A. King - Menlo Park CA
Paul Lum - Los Altos CA

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

606181

Abstract:

A cartridge for sampling and analyzing blood from the skin of a patient. The cartridge has a cartridge case, a lancet, and associated with the cartridge case an analytical region for analyzing the property of blood. The lancet has a tip for lancing the skin and is housed in the cartridge case. The lancet is operatively connected to the cartridge case such that the lancet can be pushed to extend its tip outside the cartridge case for lancing the skin to yield blood. The blood from the lancing wound is transferred to the analytical region and be analyzed.