Jason A West

US Patent:

20040126279, Jul 1, 2004

Filed:

Aug 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/633871

Inventors:

Ronald Renzi - Tracy CA, US
Karl Wally - Lafayette CA, US
Robert Crocker - Fremont CA, US
James Stamps - Livermore CA, US
Stewart Griffiths - Livermore CA, US
Julia Fruetel - Livermore CA, US
Brent Horn - Livermore CA, US
Isaac Shokair - Livermore CA, US
Daniel Yee - Dublin CA, US
Victoria Vandernoot - Pleasanton CA, US
Boyd Wiedenmann - Alpharetta GA, US
Jason West - Castro Valley CA, US
Scott Ferko - Livermore CA, US

International Classification:

B01L003/00

US Classification:

422/100000

Abstract:

Portable devices and methods for determining the presence of a target analyte using a portable device are provided. The portable device is preferably hand-held. A sample is injected to the portable device. A microfluidic separation is performed within the portable device and at least one separated component detected by a detection module within the portable device, in embodiments of the invention. A target analyte is identified, based on the separated component, and the presence of the target analyte is indicated on an output interface of the portable device, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

US Patent:

20090163601, Jun 25, 2009

Filed:

Dec 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/963506

Inventors:

Matthew P. Meyer - Modesto CA, US
Jason West - Atwater CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 31/045

US Classification:

514730

Abstract:

This invention is directed to enantiomerically enriched (R)-2-methyl-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)propanol and (S)-2-methyl-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)propanol. The chiral alcohols are synthesized in enantiomerically enriched form by the reaction of 2-methyl-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)propanone using a chiral oxazaborolidine catalyst.