Enzyme electrode system
The invention is a new biosensor (an electrochemical device) and method of its use. The biosensor includes working and counter electrodes of substantially the same size, made of the same electrically ... Read More
Inventors: Pollmann, Klaus H.; Gerber, Martin T.;, Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation (Indianapolis, IN) |
Hydrophilic polyurethane membranes for electrochemical glucose sensors
The primary requirement for an electrochemical glucose sensor intended for in vivo use is that the supply of oxygen in the vicinity of the sensing element not be depleted. This does not mean that an e... Read More
Inventors: Allen, Douglas J.; Johnson, Kirk W.; Nevin, Robert S.;, Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) |
Transcutaneous sensor insertion set
In accordance with the invention, a subcutaneous insertion set is provided for placing a flexible sensor such as a thin film electrochemical sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The... Read More
Inventors: Lord, Peter C.; Van Antwerp, William P.; Mastrototaro, John J.; Cheney, II, Paul S.; Schnabel, Nannette M.;, Assignee: MiniMed Inc. (Sylmar, CA) |
Electrochemical measuring system with multizone sensors
In contradistinction, the sensor of the invention is composed of a plurality of active zones, generally all identical, arranged on an insulating substrate in the form of a strip provided with at least... Read More
Inventors: Saurer, Eric; Frenkel, Erik J.; Randin, Jean-Paul; Hoffmann, Eric;, Assignee: Asulab S.A. (Bienne, CH) |
Electrochemical sensor
This invention is based on the novel adaptation of some techniques common to the PCB industry to produce high-resolution electrodes for use in an electrochemical sensor. The electrodes produced in acc... Read More
Inventors: Diebold, Eric R.; Kordal, Richard J.; Surridge, Nigel A.; Wilsey, Christopher D.;, Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation (Indianapolis, IN) |
Electrochemical sensors
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, an assembled electrochemical sensor package 10 in ... Read More
Inventors: Maley, Thomas C.; D'Orazio, Paul A.; Dalzell, Bonnie C.; Edelman, Peter G.; Flaherty, James E.; Mason, Richard W.; McCaffrey, Robert R.;, Assignee: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. (Medfield, MA) |
Sensor devices
We claim: 1. A sensor device, useful for electrolytic analytical procedures, incorporating a carbonaceous material having characteristics comparable with that of diamond known as diamond-like carbon w... Read More
Inventors: Vadgama, Pankaj M.; Higson, Seamus P. J.;, Assignee: The Victoria University of Manchester (Manchester, GB2) |
Method for quantifying specific compound
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for quantifying a specific compound, which eliminates the above-mentioned deficiencies. According to the present invention, there is provid... Read More
Inventors: Ikeda, Shin; Yoshioka, Toshihiko; Nankai, Shiro; Tsutsumi, Haruhiro; Baba, Hideyuki; Tokuno, Yoshinobu;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Transcutaneous sensor insertion set
In accordance with the invention, a subcutaneous insertion set is provided for placing a flexible sensor such as a thin film electrochemical sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The... Read More
Inventors: Cheney, II, Paul S.; Mastrototaro, John J.; Schnabel, Nannette M.; Lord, Peter C.; Van Antwerp, William P.; Clark, Raymond D.;, Assignee: MiniMed Inc. (Sylmar, CA) |
Transcutaneous sensor insertion set
In accordance with the invention, a subcutaneous insertion set is provided for placing a flexible sensor such as a thin film electrochemical sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The... Read More
Inventors: Halili, Edgardo C.; Mastrototaro, John J.;, Assignee: MiniMed Inc. (Sylmar, CA) |
Capacitance probe for fluid flow and volume measurements
The present invention provides method and apparatus for making measurements on a fluid flow stream which may include multi-phase flow that may have a gas as one phase. In a specific embodiment of the ... Read More
Inventors: Arndt, G. Dickey; Nguyen, Thanh X.; Carl, James R.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the (Washington, DC) |
Electrochemical sensor
It is a task of the invention to provide an electrochemical sensor which makes electrochemical detection of molecules possible at a higher detection sensitivity and which offers enhanced possibilities... Read More
Inventors: Hintsche, Rainer; Paeschke, Manfred; Schnakenberg, Uwe; Wollenberger, Ulla;, Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur angewandten Forschung e.V. (Munich, DE) |
Interstitial fluid sampler
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sampler is disclosed for use in an interstitial fluid collection apparatus where the collection apparatus has a light source for generat... Read More
Inventors: Brinda, Paul D.;, Assignee: Integ, Inc. (Roseville, MN) |
Disposable glucose test strips, and methods and compositions for making same
The present invention provides an improved disposable glucose test strip for use in a test meter of the type which receives a disposable test strip and a sample of blood from a patient and performs an... Read More
Inventors: McAleer, Jerome F.; Scott, David; Hall, Geoff; Alvarez-Icaza, Manuel; Plotkin, Elliot V.;, Assignee: Selfcare, Inc. (Waltham, MA) |
Strip electrode with screen printing
We claim: 1. A single use disposable electrode strip for attachment to the signal readout circuitry of a sensor to detect a current representative of the concentration of a compound in a drop of a who... Read More
Inventors: Hill, Hugh Allen Oliver; Higgins, Irving John; McCann, James Michael; Davis, Graham;, Assignee: |
Electrochemical sensor with dual purpose electrode
OF THE INVENTION Before the electrode configuration of the present invention is described and disclosed it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the particular components or compo... Read More
Inventors: Tierney, Michael J.;, Assignee: Cygnus, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) |
Microwave coagulating scalpel
OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of an experimental model of a microwave coagulating scalpel. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the microwave radiator shown in FIG. 1, illustrating t... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Leonard S.;, Assignee: Research Corporation (New York, NY) |
Disposable electrolysis needle
OF THE INVENTION Turning now to the drawings and particularly FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, a conventional electrolysis instrument is depicted. Such includes an instrument body 2 adapted to be hand held and... Read More
Inventors: Cary, III, Harry W.;, Assignee: |
Coating blade for microtome and method for the preparation thereof
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As is described above, the microtome blade of the invention is characterized by the coating layer of diamond formed on a base blade as the substrate and, by virtue of the... Read More
Inventors: Kitamura, Hajime; Iida, Tamaki;, Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of removing a layer of organic matter
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and useful method of removing a layer of an organic matter, in which the problems described above are eliminated and the... Read More
Inventors: Fujimura, Shuzo; Hikazutani, Kenichi;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki) |
Structures and processes for fabricating field emission cathodes
OF THE INVENTION This invention describes a novel new technique and structure for the integrated fabrication of both field emission cathodes, and field emission cathodes with integral single or multi... Read More
Inventors: Zimmerman, Steven M.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a discontinuity on a glass surface
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a discontinuity on a glass surface, the apparatus comprising: transmitting means for emitting incident infrared electromagn... Read More
Inventors: Thorne, Brent a.; Riera, Salvatore J.;, Assignee: |
Authenticating system
In accordance with the invention, there is provided, a system for authenticating a substrate, operable in one of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode of operation, the authenticating system i... Read More
Inventors: Davies, Michael; Dobrowolski, Jerzy A.;, Assignee: National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, CA) |
Ionization chamber and mass spectrometer having a corona needle which is externally removable from a closed ionization chamber
In one embodiment, the invention relates to an ionization chamber comprising: a housing containing at least one ionization region, a corona needle positioned such that the tip of the needle is within ... Read More
Inventors: Aisawa, Edward; Bertsch, James L.; Flanagan, J. Michael; Gourley, Darrell L.; Robinson, Val C.; Vandenburg, Joseph;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Ionization chamber and mass spectrometry system containing an easily removable and replaceable capillary
In one embodiment, the invention relates to an ionization chamber comprising: a housing; at least one ionization region; a capillary assembly, wherein the capillary assembly provides a means of commun... Read More
Inventors: Bertsch, James L.; Henry, Kent D.;, Assignee: Hewlett Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Capillary for electrospray ion source
Capillaries according to the present invention may be made with such dimensions and proportions as to be fully interchangeable with corresponding prior art capillaries for use with existing electrosp... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Sang-Won; Schindler, Thomas; Beauchamp, Jesse L.;, Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) |
Photodiode light sensor
What is claimed is: 1. A light sensor comprising: a photodiode light transducer exposed to light, the exposed light transducer operative to accumulate charge in proportion to light incident over an in... Read More
Inventors: Nixon, Robert H.; Fossum, Eric R.; Bechtel, Jon H.;, Assignee: Gentex Corporation (Zeeland, MI) |
Genomic DNA exons having exons encoding human pituitary adenylate cyclase activity peptide with 38 amino acids residues(PACAP38) and a promoter thereof
The present inventors have undertaken the study of the mechanism of the expression of the human PACAP38 gene in order to develop methods for inducing the expression. Their study has led to the isolati... Read More
Inventors: Onda, Haruo; Kimura, Chiharu; Ohkubo, Shoichi;, Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Homogeneous coordination compounds as oxidation catalysts
OF THE INVENTION The transition metal oxidizing agents have both sigma bonds and weak pi bonds. The multidendate polyanion of the invention surrounds the positively charged metal with a jacket of neg... Read More
Inventors: Collins, Terrence J.; Anson, Fred C.; Gipson, Stephen L.; Krafft, Terry E.;, Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) |
Reductive alkylation of secondary amines with hydrosilane
OF THE INVENTION In its broadest aspect, the present invention provides a more efficient process for the preparation of tertiary amines (IV) from secondary amines (I) and carbonyl compounds (II). The... Read More
Inventors: Chen, Bang-Chi; Sundeen, Joseph E.; Guo, Peng;, Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Princeton, NJ) |
Semiconductor manufacture 
