@patent {bardell_united_2014, title = {United {States} {Patent}: 8828320 - {Portable} sample analyzer cartridge}, number = {8828320}, year = {2014}, month = {sep}, abstract = {A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduced risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators of the analyzers need not be trained.}, url = {http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\&Sect2=HITOFF\&p=1\&u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-bool.html\&r=3\&f=G\&l=50\&co1=AND\&d=PTXT\&s1=\%22Bardell\%3B+Ron\%22.INNM.\&OS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22\&RS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22}, author = {Bardell, Ron L. and Padmanabhan, Aravind and Reutiman, Peter L. and Rezachek, Tom M. and Cox, James A. and Fritz, Bernard S. and Cabuz, Cleopatra} } @patent {padmanabhan_united_2013-1, title = {United {States} {Patent}: 8383043 - {Analyzer} system}, number = {8383043}, year = {2013}, abstract = {A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduce risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators of the analyzers need not be trained.}, url = {http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\&Sect2=HITOFF\&p=1\&u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-bool.html\&r=9\&f=G\&l=50\&co1=AND\&d=PTXT\&s1=\%22Bardell\%3B+Ron\%22.INNM.\&OS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22\&RS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22}, author = {Padmanabhan, Aravind and Cox, James A. and Fritz, Bernard S. and Rezachek, Tom M. and Reutiman, Peter L. and Bardell, Ron L. and Cabuz, Cleopatra} } @patent {padmanabhan_united_2012-2, title = {United {States} {Patent}: 8323564 - {Portable} sample analyzer system}, number = {8323564}, year = {2012}, month = {dec}, abstract = {A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduced risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators of the analyzers need not be trained.}, url = {http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\&Sect2=HITOFF\&p=1\&u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-bool.html\&r=10\&f=G\&l=50\&co1=AND\&d=PTXT\&s1=\%22Bardell\%3B+Ron\%22.INNM.\&OS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22\&RS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22}, author = {Padmanabhan, Aravind and Cox, James A. and Fritz, Bernard S. and Rezachek, Tom M. and Reutiman, Peter L. and Bardell, Ron L. and Cabuz, Cleopatra} } @patent {padmanabhan_united_2009, title = {United {States} {Patent}: 7485153 - {Fluid} free interface for a fluidic analyzer}, number = {7485153}, year = {2009}, month = {feb}, abstract = {Instrument-cartridge interfaces for fluidic analyzers that have an instrument and a removable cartridge are disclosed. For example, and in one illustrative embodiment, the instrument may include a needle that is adapted to penetrate a septum on a removable cartridge. In another illustrative embodiment, the instrument may include a plunger that is adapted to deform a deformable membrane on a removable cartridge. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the instrument may include a nozzle that is adapted to mate and seal with a flow channel on a removable cartridge. Techniques for detecting the flow rate in a flow channel on a removable cartridge, as well as the position of fluid in a flow channel of a removable cartridge, are also disclosed.}, url = {http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\&Sect2=HITOFF\&p=1\&u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-bool.html\&r=15\&f=G\&l=50\&co1=AND\&d=PTXT\&s1=\%22Bardell\%3B+Ron\%22.INNM.\&OS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22\&RS=IN/\%22Bardell;+Ron\%22}, author = {Padmanabhan, Aravind and Rezachek, Tom and Bardell, Ron L. and Bird, Douglas and Fritz, Bernard S.} }