Patents by Inventor David Andrew Carr

David Andrew Carr 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).

  • LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130250548
    Abstract: A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light beam generator may be positioned on the outside or inside of the liquid delivery device. The light beam generator may be adapted to shoot a light beam below the tip of the liquid delivery device, whereby, a user may track the placement of the tip of the liquid delivery device via the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: David Andrew Carr, Jennifer W. Weller
  • Light beam guided liquid delivery device
    Patent number: 8470260
    Abstract: A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light beam generator may be positioned on the outside or inside of the liquid delivery device. The light beam generator may be adapted to shoot a light beam below the tip of the liquid delivery device, whereby, a user may track the placement of the tip of the liquid delivery device via the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: David Andrew Carr, Jennifer W. Weller
  • LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120033232
    Abstract: A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light beam generator may be positioned on the outside or inside of the liquid delivery device. The light beam generator may be adapted to shoot a light beam below the tip of the liquid delivery device, whereby, a user may track the placement of the tip of the liquid delivery device via the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: David Andrew Carr, Jennifer W. Weller