Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Clair

Kevin J. Clair 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).

  • Clinical analyzer having a variable cycle time and throughput
    Patent number: 8066943
    Abstract: A clinical analyzer having the capability to operate at both a higher and lower throughput, depending upon the assay load demand experienced by the hospital or laboratory, so that analyzer throughput most closely matches assay demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kegelman, Kevin J. Clair, Jeffrey K. Parmer, Richard G. Brodeur, Alexander V. Evers, Mark R. Lloyd
  • CLINICAL ANALYZER HAVING A VARIABLE CYCLE TIME AND THROUGHPUT
    Publication number: 20090129979
    Abstract: A clinical analyzer having the capability to operate at both a higher and lower throughput, depending upon the assay load demand experienced by the hospital or laboratory, so that analyzer throughput most closely matches assay demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: DADE BEHRING INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kegelman, Kevin J. Clair, Jeffrey K. Parmer, Richard G. Brodeur, Alexander V. Evers, Mark R. Lloyd
  • Endoluminal prosthesis deployment device for use with prostheses of variable length and having retraction ability
    Patent number: 5700269
    Abstract: An endoluminal prosthesis deployment device includes a hollow plunger which is slideably mounted on a narrow inner catheter and an outer sheath through which the catheter and the plunger are slideable. The distal end of the plunger is provided with a soft retractor bulb and the distal end of the inner catheter is provided with a dilator tip. The proximal end of the plunger is provided with a locking mechanism for temporarily locking the relative positions of the plunger and the catheter and the proximal end of the outer sheath is provided with a locking mechanism for temporarily locking the relative positions of the plunger and outer sheath. The deployment device according to the invention accommodates protheses of different length by adjusting the distance between the distal end of the plunger and the dilator tip. This distance is adjusted by moving the plunger and/or the catheter relative to each other and locking their relative positions with the locking mechanism on the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Corvita Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Kevin J. Clair