Patents by Inventor Cass Schumann

Cass Schumann 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).

  • Cryogenic storage container system
    Patent number: 7540168
    Abstract: A cryogenic storage container having a tank with an interior and an open top. At least two and preferably three trays are independently rotatably mounted within the interior of the housing so that an upper tray is positioned above one or more lower trays. Each tray has a plurality of compartments and each compartment is adapted to receive a source unit container. At least one cold working area is formed on the upper tray while an extraction tool selectively engages and moves stored unit containers from any of the trays and to the cold working area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Custom Biogenic Systems
    Inventors: Cass Schumann, Edward Teper, Jr., Kevin Heintz, Scott Walker, John Brothers
  • CRYOGENIC STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080092581
    Abstract: A cryogenic storage container having a tank with an interior and an open top. At least two and preferably three trays are independently rotatably mounted within the interior of the housing so that an upper tray is positioned above one or more lower trays. Each tray has a plurality of compartments and each compartment is adapted to receive a source unit container. At least one cold working area is formed on the upper tray while an extraction tool selectively engages and moves stored unit containers from any of the trays and to the cold working area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Cass Schumann, Edward Teper, Kevin Heintz, Scott Walker, John Brothers