Patents by Inventor Jessica E. Barzilai

Jessica E. Barzilai 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).

  • Apparatus and Method for Transporting Sample Well Trays
    Publication number: 20160266159
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting sample well trays with respect to a heating device is provided. The apparatus includes a sample well tray holder, a rotational actuator, and a biasing mechanism. The sample well tray holder includes a plate in which a sample well tray may be positioned. The sample well tray holder is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The rotational actuator is configured to rotate the sample well tray holder about the first rotational axis. The biasing mechanism is configured to urge the sample well tray holder in a generally upward direction along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell
  • Apparatus and method for transporting sample well trays
    Patent number: 9347963
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting sample well trays with respect to a heating device is provided. The apparatus includes a sample well tray holder, a rotational actuator, and a biasing mechanism. The sample well tray holder includes a plate in which a sample well tray may be positioned. The sample well tray holder is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The rotational actuator is configured to rotate the sample well tray holder about the first rotational axis. The biasing mechanism is configured to urge the sample well tray holder in a generally upward direction along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell
  • Apparatus and Method for Transporting Sample Well Trays
    Publication number: 20110300622
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting sample well trays with respect to a heating device is provided. The apparatus includes a sample well tray holder, a rotational actuator, and a biasing mechanism. The sample well tray holder includes a plate in which a sample well tray may be positioned. The sample well tray holder is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The rotational actuator is configured to rotate the sample well tray holder about the first rotational axis. The biasing mechanism is configured to urge the sample well tray holder in a generally upward direction along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell
  • Apparatus and method for ejecting sample well trays
    Patent number: 7169355
    Abstract: The invention includes a heating apparatus for biological samples. The heating apparatus of the present invention includes a cover, a sample block having a plurality of openings in a top portion thereof for receiving a sample well tray having a plurality of sample wells, and an urging mechanism. The urging mechanism is positionable between the sample block and the sample well tray to urge the sample well tray away from the sample block when the cover is moved from a closed position toward an open position. The cover imparts a downward force on the top of the sample well tray to press the sample wells into the openings of the sample block when the heated cover is moved toward a closed position. The urging mechanism imparts an upward force on the sample well tray. The downward force imparted by the heated cover is sufficient to retain the sample well tray against the sample block when the cover is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Hon Siu Shin, Jew Kwee Ngui, Adrian Fawcett, Kenneth P. Chao, Gary L. Bordenkircher, Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell
  • Apparatus and method for transporting sample well trays
    Publication number: 20040166022
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting sample well trays with respect to a heating device is provided. The apparatus includes a sample well tray holder, a rotational actuator, and a biasing mechanism. The sample well tray holder includes a plate in which a sample well tray may be positioned. The sample well tray holder is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The rotational actuator is configured to rotate the sample well tray holder about the first rotational axis. The biasing mechanism is configured to urge the sample well tray holder in a generally upward direction along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell
  • Apparatus and method for transporting sample well trays
    Patent number: 6719949
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting sample well trays with respect to a heating device is provided. The apparatus includes a sample well tray holder, a rotational actuator, and a biasing mechanism. The sample well tray holder includes a plate in which a sample well tray may be positioned. The sample well tray holder is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The rotational actuator is configured to rotate the sample well tray holder about the first rotational axis. The biasing mechanism is configured to urge the sample well tray holder in a generally upward direction along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica E. Barzilai, Donald R. Sandell