Spectra-physics Gmbh

Leland Stanford Junior University

Arcturus Engineering, Inc.

Life Technologies Corporation

Other

Arcturus Bioscience, Inc.

Spectra Physics Lasers, Inc.

Biometric Imaging, Inc.

Spectra Physics Laser Diode Systems

Government of the United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Commerce

Molecular Devices Corporation

Mds Analytical Technologies (us) Inc.

Arcturas Bioscience, Inc.

Arturus Bioscience, Inc.

Thomas Michael Baer

David F Head

James D Kafka

Mark S Keirstead

Christopher E Todd

Mark A Enright

Brian W Donovan

Kevin E Loewke

Barry Behr

Connie C Wong

Bruce J Richardson

Alan E Wessel

George M Dawson

Renee A Reijo-Pera

Michael A Smith

Ivan Krastev Dimov

Michael G Youngquist

Craig S Barker

Robert H Reamey

Norbert Leclerc

John Toeppen

Norbert Hagen

David R Brewer, Iii

Lisa Reese

Jonathan William Baer

Gregory J Kintz

Jennifer R Cochran

William L Nighan, Jr

Louis John Dietz

Keith Moravick

Spencer Caleb Alford

Bob Chen

John L Cole

Derrick A Richardson

Norbert H Leclerc

Robert S Dubrow

Phillip Gooding

David M Bloom

Bala S Manian

Robert Justice Shartle

John L Hall

Michael L Watts

Richard L Herbst

Thomas L Smith

Frank V Kowalski

Brian H Kolner

Mark A Linne

Michael Hodges

Paul G Hayter

Michael Youngquist

Barbara J Wessen-Baer

Arvind Kannan

Ali Firouzi

Sungwon Lim

David Ching

Rene A Reijo-Pera

Horst W Schaaf

Kelly A Cox

Mark S Kierstead

Michael Smith

Craig Barker

Systems and methods for measuring a user's balance and stability in various situations are described. An example system includes a sporting surface and a plurality of top electrodes configured to support a user. Each top electrode is disposed beneath the sporting surface. The system also includes at least one bottom electrode and at least one force-sensing sheet between the top electrodes and the bottom electrode(s) to form a plurality of force sensors. Each force sensor provides an electrical signal proportional to an applied force from the user. The system includes read out circuitry configured to obtain sensor data from the force sensors. The system additionally includes a controller having a memory. The memory is configured to store the sensor data and program instructions executable by the controller to perform operations. The operations include determining, based on the sensor data, a balance metric corresponding to the user.

Systems and methods for determining weight distribution and balance in athletics, gaming, and healthcare

Systems and methods for automated laser microdissection are disclosed including automatic slide detection, position detection of cutting and capture lasers, focus optimization for cutting and capture lasers, energy and duration optimization for cutting and capture lasers, inspection and second phase capture and/or ablation in a quality control station and tracking information for linking substrate carrier or output microdissected regions with input sample or slide.

Automated microdissection instrument and method for processing a biological sample

A method is provided for detecting one or more analytes in a sample. The method relies, in part, on the ability of functionalized particles added to the sample to partially or completely inhibit the transmission of electromagnetic radiation into and out of the sample through a detection surface in a reaction vessel containing the sample. In a microarray format, the invention can be used to screen millions, billions or more biological elements, such as an organism, cell, protein, nucleic acid, lipid, saccharide, metabolite, or small molecules. Methods, apparatuses and kits are described.

Scalable bio-element analysis

The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for measuring physical impacts to various surfaces, including athletic equipment such as punching bags, tackling dummies, etc. An example system includes a punching bag and a plurality of force sensors coupled to the punching bag. The force sensors are configured to detect physical impacts on the punching bag.

Systems and methods for detecting physical impacts

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for measuring the location, the amplitude, and/or the direction of forces applied to a walking or running surface. An example system includes a pressure-sensitive sheet that extends along a first axis. The pressure-sensitive sheet includes a top surface and a bottom surface. A vertical force applied at a location along at least one of the top surface or the bottom surface forms an electrical path between the top surface and the bottom surface having a resistance, r, that is inversely proportional to an amplitude of the vertical force. The system further includes read out circuitry configured to provide information indicative of the amplitude of the vertical force and the location of the vertical force along the first axis of the pressure-sensitive sheet.

Systems and methods for detecting running and walking strides and foot strikes

Automated microdissection instrument using tracking information

Automated microdissection instrument with controlled focusing during movement of a laser beam across a tissue sample

Microcavity arrays and methods for quantitative biochemical and biophysical analysis of populations of biological variants. Examples include high-throughput analysis of cells and protein products use a range of fluorescent assays, including binding-affinity measurement and time-resolved enzyme assays. Laser-based extraction of microcavity contents.

Micro-screening apparatus, process, and products

Automated microdissection instrument for determining a location of a laser beam projection on a worksurface area

Systems and methods for automated laser microdissection are disclosed. In one variation, targeted biological material is manually or automatically selected and a transfer film is placed in juxtaposition to the location of an interior of a cut path. In another variation, a sample of biological material is mounted onto a polymer membrane which is then placed onto a substrate. Targeted biological material is manually or automatically selected and a transfer film is placed in juxtaposition with the targeted biological material on the side of the biological material. In yet another variation, a sample of biological material is mounted onto a polymer membrane which is then inverted onto a substrate. Targeted biological material is manually or automatically selected and a transfer film is placed in juxtaposition with the targeted biological material on the side of the polymer membrane. Then, an UV laser cuts along a cut path around the targeted portions of biological material in a closed cut path or a substantially closed cut path defining an interior and an exterior portion of the tissue sample. In a substantially closed cut path, bridges are left spanning the interior of the cut path and the exterior of the cut path. An IR laser activates at least a portion of the transfer film such that the transfer film in the vicinity of targeted portion adheres to the biological material interior to the cut path. The transfer film is then removed separating the targeted portions of biological material which are adhered to the transfer film from the remaining portion of the tissue sample.

Laser microdissection method and apparatus

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Thomas Michael Baer