Patents by Inventor James T. Ekiriwang

James T. Ekiriwang 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).

  • Carrier and method of use
    Patent number: 5948691
    Abstract: Embodiments of a carrier and methods of its use are disclosed. In one method, a carrier is used with a container having a positioning device to be used with a medical diagnostic analyzer having a container loading device. This method comprises releasably mating a container retaining member disposed on the carrier with the positioning device on the container. The container retaining member on the carrier is substantially aligned with the container loading device on the medical diagnostic analyzer. The container is moved from the container retaining member on the carrier to the container loading device on the medical diagnostic analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: James T. Ekiriwang, Steve Herchenbach, Guy Christopher Upchurch
  • Carrier for cuvettes
    Patent number: 5945071
    Abstract: Embodiments of a carrier and methods of its use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the carrier is for a container having a positioning device to be used with a medical diagnostic analyzer. The carrier comprises a planar member and a container retaining member disposed on the planar member. The container retaining member has a configuration matable with a positioning device on the container such that the container is releasably retained with the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: James T. Ekiriwang, Steve Herchenbach, Guy Christopher Upchurch