Issued US Patents

                          US Patents issued to Samuel Burd (aka Sam Burd)

19. Cartridge with lysis chamber and droplet generator 9,243,288

(Systems for preparing, reacting. detecting, and/or analyzing samples in droplet -based assay systems, among others).

18. A Droplet-based assay system 9,156,010

(System utilizes microfluidic technology to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of assays, making it particularly useful in fields such as diagnostics and drug development.)

17. Treatment Apparatus and Methods 8,236,25 

(Automated microscopes slide micro fluid dispensing system)

16. Integrated Sample-Processing System 6,902,703
(For fluid distribution to 1,536 well microtiter plates)    

15. Integrated Sample-Processing System 6,838,051 

(System can provide an integrated sample-processing system for preparing and/or analyzing samples. Can be set-up for microtiter plates including from 96 to 1536 wells, dispensing multiple reagents, and a long range of processing hours without actions by the operator.)

14. HPE Capillary Cartridge with Exposed Retractable Ends 5,164,064

(Cartridge to facilitate Capillary Electrophoresis procedures)

13. Apparatus for Capillary Electrophoresis 4,985,129

(Apparatus housing to allow Capillary Electrophoresis procedures)

12. Fraction and Sample Loading in Capillary Electrophoresis 4,911,807

(Apparatus for Capillary Electrophoresis procedures sample loading)

11. Apparatus and Method for Gel Casting 4,784,738

(For forming electrophoresis gel slabs including for DNA sequencing cells)

10. Method and Apparatus for Extraction of Species from Media 4,699,706 (Electrophoretic extractions, & concentration of substances from media.)

9. Method and Apparatus for Drying Gel Slabs 4,612,710

(Following electrophoretic separations, holds gel slabs rigidly flat while providing heating, vacuum, and moisture removal for gel drying)

8. Supporting and Filtering Biochemical Test Plate Ass'y 4,493,815

(A biochemical test plate assembly for both filter assays and static blot assays)

7. Dual Chamber Microplate Washer 4,493,896

(Cleans by alternate filling & evacuating all wells of a Microplate)

6. Infusion Tube Access Site 4,184,489 

(Injection site prevents leakage promotes sealing after needle injections)

5. Arteriovenous Shunts& Fistulas Blood Tubing Connector 4,133,312

(Connecting blood tubing to shunt or fistula connection including for hemodialysis)

4. Expanding Embolectomy Catheter with Indicator 3,978,863

(Balloon tip catheter: Usages include clot removal & stopping blood flow in vessels.)

3. Expansible Tip Catheters 3,896,815

(Catheters for surgically removing emboli and thrombi from the arterial and venous passageways. Devices based on this design may also be used for other surgical techniques such as open-heart surgery, catherization procedures and saphenous vein shunts for hemodialysis.)

2. Swivel Connector for Medical Administration Equip. 233,845

(Design patent for swivel connector that can be connected to a tracheostomy tube.)

1. Binasal Pharyngeal Airway 3,814,103

(Device for nasal anesthesia administration)