Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Peragine, Jr.

Daniel A. Peragine, Jr. 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).

  • Automated feeder system and apparatus
    Patent number: 5628428
    Abstract: A feeder system for sequentially supplying a plurality of cuvettes or other objects to a conveyor track. The system includes a cassette, an escapement, and an actuator. The cassette retains the objects/cuvettes in at least one substantially vertical stack over the conveyor. The escapement is movable between a first position in which the escapement supports the bottom object in the stack, a second middle position in which the escapement supports both the bottom object and the object above it and a third position in which the escapement continues to support the object in said stack above the bottom object and releases the bottom object to be deposited on the conveyor. The actuator moves the escapement between the first, second and third positions. Novel apparatus for use in the system, including a stick for loading cuvettes into a cassette and a cuvette particularly adapted for stacking, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Calhoun, Daniel A. Peragine, Jr., Emil Scordato, Gary C. Helstern
  • Automated feeder system and apparatus
    Patent number: 5511690
    Abstract: A feeder system for sequentially supplying a plurality of cuvettes or other objects to a conveyor track. The system includes a cassette, an escapement, and an actuator. The cassette retains the objects/cuvettes in at least one substantially vertical stack over the conveyor. The escapement is movable between a first position in which the escapement supports the bottom object in the stack, a second middle position in which the escapement supports both the bottom object and the object above it and a third position in which the escapement continues to support the object in said stack above the bottom object and releases the bottom object to be deposited on the conveyor. The actuator moves the escapement between the first, second and third positions. Novel apparatus for use in the system, including a stick for loading cuvettes into a cassette and a cuvette particularly adapted for stacking, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Medical Laboratory Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Calhoun, Daniel A. Peragine, Jr., Emil A. Scordato, Gary C. Helstern