Patents by Inventor Elgin Topfer

Elgin Topfer 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).

  • Labels, containers, system and methods for providing reagents
    Patent number: 9272896
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for marketing and using products such as liquid materials, especially liquid reagents for use in microbiological and cellular biological laboratory settings include the use of unique color and simple numeric or alphanumeric identifiers to quickly and easily identify any product from a catalog list of products. Methods of marketing, advertising and producing such products are also disclosed. Particular embodiments include products, product packaging and product labeling. The invention also relates to collars and sleeves for containers, as well as related methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Axel Unger, Elgin Topfer, Nicole Busch, Tom Hynek, Fredrik Aidehag, Todd Pelman, Martin Naley
  • Labels, containers, system and method for providing reagents
    Patent number: 8652424
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for marketing and using products such as liquid materials, especially liquid reagents for use in microbiological and cellular biological laboratory settings include the use of unique color and simple numeric or alphanumeric identifiers to quickly and easily identify any product from a catalog list of products. Methods of marketing, advertising and producing such products are also disclosed. Particular embodiments include products, product packaging and product labeling. The invention also relates to collars and sleeves for containers, as well as related methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Axel Unger, Elgin Topfer, Nicole Busch, Tom Hynek, Fredrik Aidehag, Todd Pelman, Martin Naley
  • Labels, containers, system and method for providing reagents
    Publication number: 20070077655
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for marketing and using products such as liquid materials, especially liquid reagents for use in microbiological and cellular biological laboratory settings include the use of unique color and simple numeric or alphanumeric identifiers to quickly and easily identify any product from a catalog list of products. Methods of marketing, advertising and producing such products are also disclosed. Particular embodiments include products, product packaging and product labeling. The invention also relates to collars and sleeves for containers, as well as related methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Axel Unger, Elgin Topfer, Nicole Busch, Tom Hynek, Fredrik Aidehag, Todd Pelman, Martin Naley