Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Stock

Daniel M. Stock 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).

  • Luminescence measurement utilizing cartridge with integrated detector
    Patent number: 8968658
    Abstract: A cartridge and cartridge system for use in an apparatus for analyzing a sample are provided. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with a cartridge support of the apparatus in a “plug-in” format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed. The cartridge support includes a plurality of cartridge positions that receive cartridges concurrently. One of the cartridges may be a luminescence cartridge that includes an integrated detector that is movable toward and away from a sample carrier of the apparatus, and thus toward and away from a sample located at the sample carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Molecular Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Katzlinger, Josef J. Atzler, Daniel M. Stock
  • LUMINESENCE MEASUREMENT UTILIZING CARTRIDGE WITH INTEGRATED DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20120077282
    Abstract: A cartridge and cartridge system for use in an apparatus for analyzing a sample are provided. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with a cartridge support of the apparatus in a “plug-in” format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed. The cartridge support includes a plurality of cartridge positions that receive cartridges concurrently. One of the cartridges may be a luminescence cartridge that includes an integrated detector that is movable toward and away from a sample carrier of the apparatus, and thus toward and away from a sample located at the sample carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Katzlinger, Josef J. Atzler, Daniel M. Stock
  • Multimode reader
    Patent number: 8119066
    Abstract: A cartridge and cartridge system for use in an apparatus for analyzing a sample are provided. The cartridge has one or more light sources and/or optical systems and other components that are specific for a certain type of application such as fluorescence, absorbance, or luminescence. The light source, optical systems, and other components for a specific application are housed in a single cartridge. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with the apparatus in a “plug-in” format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Molecular Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stock, Josef J. Atzler