Patents by Inventor E. James Arking

E. James Arking 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRACTIONATION OF A CENTRIFUGED SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20100238287
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a fractionator for collecting at least one of a plurality of segregated components from a segregated sample disposed in a sample tube. The fractionator has a head with a head surface at its forward end. The head may be configured to form a slideable seal with the inside surface of a sample tube. A collection port is disposed forward of the head surface, and a fluid passageway is in fluid communication with the collection port and is configured and arranged to allow fluid transport from the sample tube to a sample receptacle. The fractionator may have a valve in fluid communication with the collection port and may have a valve controller configured and arranged to operate the valve based, at least in part, on the location of the collection port with respect to a sample disposed in the sample tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Ikonisys, Inc.
    Inventors: E. James Arking, Triantafyllos Tafas
  • System and method for fractionation of a centrifuged sample
    Publication number: 20040256331
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a fractionator for collecting at least one of a plurality of segregated components from a segregated sample disposed in a sample tube. The fractionator has a head with a head surface at its forward end. The head may be configured to form a slideable seal with the inside surface of a sample tube. A collection port is disposed forward of the head surface, and a fluid passageway is in fluid communication with the collection port and is configured and arranged to allow fluid transport from the sample tube to a sample receptacle. The fractionator may have a valve in fluid communication with the collection port and may have a valve controller configured and arranged to operate the valve based, at least in part, on the location of the collection port with respect to a sample disposed in the sample tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: E. James Arking, Triantafyllos Tafas