Patents by Inventor Andrew Michael Zeimen

Andrew Michael Zeimen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of forming unitary serological pipettes
    Patent number: 11400634
    Abstract: A method for producing pipettes (110, 111, 112) is provided. The method includes extruding a polymer melt into at least one mold segment of a mold assembly (120) having a plurality of mold segments to form a parison (50) or preform, wherein the plurality of mold segments (122) comprise cavities (42) that are shaped to form pipettes when in communication with the cavity of an adjacent mold segment; forming at least two pipettes in the shape of the mold segment cavities by blow-molding or vacuum forming the parison or preform, each of the at least two pipettes having proximal and distal ends; heating the pipettes to form a locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes; and separating the pipettes by cutting the locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes with separation feature (64, 66, 194, 196).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour, Andrew Michael Zeimen
  • METHODS OF FORMING UNITARY SEROLOGICAL PIPETTES
    Publication number: 20200164564
    Abstract: A method for producing pipettes (110, 111, 112) is provided. The method includes extruding a polymer melt into at least one mold segment of a mold assembly (120) having a plurality of mold segments to form a parison (50) or preform, wherein the plurality of mold segments (122) comprise cavities (42) that are shaped to form pipettes when in communication with the cavity of an adjacent mold segment; forming at least two pipettes in the shape of the mold segment cavities by blow-molding or vacuum forming the parison or preform, each of the at least two pipettes having proximal and distal ends; heating the pipettes to form a locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes; and separating the pipettes by cutting the locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes with separation feature (64, 66, 194, 196).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour, Andrew Michael Zeimen