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David A. Birkner, Beverly Hills, CA US
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20110208438 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING A FLUID SPECIMEN - A system for automatically testing a fluid specimen, e.g., urine, to indicate the presence of specified chemical components in the specimen. The system preferably utilizes an assaying device comprised of a collection cup and a cap which carries at least one test strip. The device includes an integrated aliquot delivery mechanism actuatable to wet the test strip with an aliquot delivered from the fluid specimen. The assaying device is configured to operate in conjunction with an electronic reader device capable of actuating the aliquot delivery mechanism and reading the reaction of the test strip. A preferred reader device defines a keyed receptacle for accommodating a complementary shaped cup housing in a particular orientation. The reader device is comprised of a camera for capturing the image of a test strip, an actuator for actuating an aliquot delivery mechanism, and a microprocessor/controller for (1) controlling the camera and actuator and (2) processing the image. | 08-25-2011 |
David A. Birkner, Wayland, MA US
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20120284054 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING A FLUID SPECIMEN - A system for automatically testing a fluid specimen to indicate the presence of specified chemical components in the specimen. The system utilizes an assaying device having a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip. The device includes an integrated aliquot delivery mechanism actuatable to wet the test strip with an aliquot delivered from the fluid specimen. The assaying device operates in conjunction with an electronic reader device capable of actuating the aliquot delivery mechanism and reading the reaction of the test strip. A reader device defines a keyed receptacle for accommodating a complementary shaped cup housing in a particular orientation. The reader device includes a camera for capturing the image of a test strip, an actuator for actuating an aliquot delivery mechanism, and a microprocessor/controller for (1) controlling the camera and actuator and (2) processing the image. | 11-08-2012 |
20130268450 | METHOD OF SECURING A CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF A SPECIMEN OF A DONOR - A method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor prevents tampering with or accidental mismanagement of the specimen. The method includes providing a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that an assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed, the seal including a label having at least one portion including a machine-readable indicia area. The assaying device comprises a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip. | 10-10-2013 |
Franz Birkner, Encinitas, CA US
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20080258981 | Antennas, Devices and Systems Based on Metamaterial Structures - Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antenna, antenna arrays and other RF devices can be formed based on CRLH metamaterial structures. The described CRLH metamaterial structures can be used in wireless communication RF front-end and antenna sub-systems. | 10-23-2008 |
20100283692 | ANTENNAS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS BASED ON METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES - Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antenna, antenna arrays and other RF devices can be formed based on CRLH metamaterial structures. The described CRLH metamaterial structures can be used in wireless communication RF front-end and antenna sub-systems. | 11-11-2010 |
John Birkner, Woodside, CA US
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20100301898 | FPGA HAVING LOW POWER, FAST CARRY CHAIN - FPGA carry chain that does not exhibit significant leakage current. In particular, the carry chain can be switched on/off when desired. In this manner, carry chains can have their leakage currents substantially disabled when they are not in use, thus saving power. Additionally, a carry chain whose logic is separate from the logic blocks that perform the remaining arithmetic functions, and whose inputs are the input data to be added, rather than data from the logic blocks. Such a configuration reduces latency by allowing the carry chain to operate directly on the input data without need to wait on results from the logic blocks. | 12-02-2010 |
Merrill Birkner, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100008975 | Predicting response to a HER inhibitor - The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. | 01-14-2010 |
Merrill Birkner, San Francisco, CA US
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20110245103 | PREDICTING RESPONSE TO A HER INHIBITOR - The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246399 | PREDICTING RESPONSE TO A HER INHIBITOR - The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. | 10-06-2011 |
20130039909 | PREDICTING RESPONSE TO A HER INHIBITOR - The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. | 02-14-2013 |
Nico Birkner, Meilen CH
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20140242685 | INLET VALVE FOR CHAMBER SYSTEMS AND SAMPLE CONTAINERS, AND CHAMBER SYSTEMS AND SAMPLE CONTAINERS WITH SUCH INLET VALVES - An inlet valve charges an inner chamber of a system or sample container with liquid and has a first pipetting axis, an inlet opening, it supplies liquid by a laboratory pipette that is automatically reclosed and also has a valve body with a blocking element, a pressing part and a throat, a valve space enclosing the valve body at least partly near the throat, a spring mechanism and a sealing element. The throat connects the blocking element to the pressing part and has an open passage region which opens into the liquid passage of the pressing part and into the valve space. The spring mechanism presses a sealing surface of the blocking element against the sealing element in a closed position of the valve body. The valve body can be brought to an open position by pressing the pressing part against the spring mechanism. | 08-28-2014 |