Patents by Inventor Christian Amon

Christian Amon 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 system for thermolabile specimens
    Patent number: 9488556
    Abstract: The invention concerns a storage device (23, 45) for storing receptacles (10), preferably cryo-vials (10), in a carrier structure (3), the storage device (23, 45) comprising pockets (20) each for holding an individual receptacle (10), wherein the pockets (20) are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis (59) and the storage device (23, 45) being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles (10) into and from said pockets (20) in longitudinal direction (60) and/or in lateral direction (61). Also a storage and storage-access system according to the invention is indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: M&R Automation GmbH, Medizinische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Andreas Tiran, Christian Amon, Herbert Ritter
  • CRYOGENIC STORAGE SYSTEM FOR THERMOLABILE SPECIMENS
    Publication number: 20150121941
    Abstract: The invention concerns a storage device (23, 45) for storing receptacles (10), preferably cryo-vials (10), in a carrier structure (3), the storage device (23, 45) comprising pockets (20) each for holding an individual receptacle (10), wherein the pockets (20) are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis (59) and the storage device (23, 45) being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles (10) into and from said pockets (20) in longitudinal direction (60) and/or in lateral direction (61). Also a storage and storage-access system according to the invention is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Tiran, Christian Amon, Herbert Ritter