Patents by Inventor David P. Bradbury

David P. Bradbury 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).

  • SLITTER DIRECTOR FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF SLIT ROLL GENERATION FROM MANUFACTURED WEB
    Publication number: 20210379783
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for automatically controlling the operation of a slitter (40) to convert a web (20) of material into smaller slit rolls (64, 66, 68). A slitter director (60) may automatically control the operation of a slitter (40) for defect removal, web splicing, and/or slit roll rejection based on continually registering previously-generated anomaly data (62) with physical locations of the web (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Steven P. Floeder, Steven R. Wageman, Benjamin L. Brown, Carl J. Skeps, Matthew V. Rundquist, Barbara E. Rokke, David P. Bradbury
  • High throughput microarray spotting system and method
    Patent number: 7314595
    Abstract: A system is described for automatic retrieval of microplates from a carousel. The system includes an effector arm that retrieves a selected microplate from the carousel, a microplate retainer that receives the selected microplate from the effector arm, and a controller that directs the effector arm to the carousel for retrieval of the selected microplate and directs the effector arm to the microplate retainer so that it may receive the selected microplate. The carousel may revolve around a vertical axis. A system also is described for washing depositing elements used to spot biological materials on a substrate. Graphical user interfaces also are described for enabling a user to determine which microplates will be used to provide biological probe materials, and in what patterns those probe materials should be deposited on the substrate. The interfaces enable the user to place multiple fractions of biological materials on a same location on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Honkanen, Timothy J. Woolaver, Eric E. McKenzie, David P. Bradbury, Mark R. Jones
  • High throughput microarray spotting system and method
    Publication number: 20040151628
    Abstract: A system is described for automatic retrieval of microplates from a carousel. The system includes an effector arm that retrieves a selected microplate from the carousel, a microplate retainer that receives the selected microplate from the effector arm, and a controller that directs the effector arm to the carousel for retrieval of the selected microplate and directs the effector arm to the microplate retainer so that it may receive the selected microplate. The carousel may revolve around a vertical axis. A system also is described for washing depositing elements used to spot biological materials on a substrate. Graphical user interfaces also are described for enabling a user to determine which microplates will be used to provide biological probe materials, and in what patterns those probe materials should be deposited on the substrate. The interfaces enable the user to place multiple fractions of biological materials on a same location on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Peter D Honkanen, Timothy J Woolaver, Eric D McKenzie, David P Bradbury, Mark R Jones