Thomas W Maxwell

US Patent:

7472803, Jan 6, 2009

Filed:

Feb 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/067657

Inventors:

Krishan L. Kalra - Danville CA, US
Thomas Maxwell - Danville CA, US
Qi Cao - San Leandro CA, US
Michael Huang - San Ramon CA, US
Shahin Iqbal - Danville CA, US

Assignee:

BioGenex Laboratories, Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

B65G 59/06

US Classification:

221257, 221256, 221263

Abstract:

An automated dispensing assembly includes a base, and a shuttle mounted in the base and movable under automated control between a loading position and a dispensing position. The shuttle includes a cavity configured to carry an object, such as cover. The depth of the cavity in the shuttle is approximately the same (or less) as the thickness of one of the objects. A storage module is mounted proximate the shuttle. The storage module is configured to store a plurality of objects and includes an opening exposing the next object to be dispensed. The cavity is positioned adjacent the opening in the storage module in the loading position and an edge of the cavity separates the object to be dispensed from the other objects in the storage module as the shuttle moves to the dispensing position.

US Patent:

20110151504, Jun 23, 2011

Filed:

Dec 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/645340

Inventors:

Saradha Avantsa - Concord CA, US
Ravishankar Melkote - Fremont CA, US
Thomas Maxwell - Danville CA, US
Geoffrey Cook - Santa Barbara CA, US

Assignee:

BIOCARE MEDICAL, LLC - Concord CA

International Classification:

G01N 1/30
G01N 1/31

US Classification:

435 405, 4352831

Abstract:

Automated sample processing systems may include onboard efficient high-speed mixing of at least two components with an automatic vertical force fluidic turbulent component mixer of which a mixed component may be aspirated and high-speed dispensed in a mixing vial. Other aspects may include single sweep applying a multi-treatment cleaning cycle to at least one slide. A multi-treatment cleaning cycle may include a washing treatment and a drying treatment. In yet other aspects the present invention may include an automated recovery sample processing system with the capability of detecting at least one immediate condition of a fortuitously terminated automatic sample processing run and perhaps even an automatic terminated sample processing run reconstruction calculator.