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Tape/Disc Business

Tape-Disc Business (Jun 2001) Vol. v15 No. n6, http://www.tapediscbusiness.com/0601/
Burstein Technologies, Inc. “Burstein Technologies’ Medical Breakthrough”

June 2002 * Volume 16 * Number 6 New Formats: The BioCD(tm) One Year Later
TDB interviews Mark Worthington, Burstein Technologies' VP Disc Systems Development.
http://www.tapediscbusiness.com/0602/index.html

One to One, The International Media Manufacturing Magazine, July 2002, Issue 144, Page 70 Back Page Comment,
Mark Worthington of Burstein Technologies diagnoses a new CD Market
 


At the www.USPTO.gov website under Published Patent Applications:


PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATIONS

Methods for Detecting Analytes using optical discs and optical disc readers: Pub No US 2002/0071359 A1
PUB. APP. NO.          Title
20020071359            Methods for detecting analytes using optical discs and optical disc readers

Multiple Data Layer Optical Discs for Detecting Anaytes Pub No US 2002/0097658 A1
PUB. APP. NO.           Title
20020097658            Multiple data layer optical discs for detecting analytes

Optical Disc Assemblies for Performing Assays Pub No US 2002/0071362A1
PUB. APP. NO.           Title
20020071362             Optical disc assemblies for performing assays
 

The searchable PCT applications under WIPO at http://pctgazette.wipo.int/

        Patent               Title
        Number
 

       WO 00/26677             Trackable Optical Discs with Concurrently Readable Analyte Material

        WO02056311
                     OPTICAL DISC ANALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING RELATED METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL
                     IMAGING
 

        WO0247071
                     MULTIPLE DATA LAYER OPTICAL DISCS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES
 

        WO0246762
                     OPTICAL DISC ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING ASSAYS
 

        WO0246761
                     METHODS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES USING OPTICAL DISCS AND OPTICAL DISC READERS
 

        WO0246721
                     OPTICAL DISCS FOR MEASURING ANALYTES
 

        WO0239446
                     DISC DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE WITH BIO-DISCS

        WO0216037
                     METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL DISC DATA ACQUISITION USING PHYSICAL
                     SYNCHRONIZATION MARKERS
 
 

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