Patents by Inventor Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO

Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO 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).

  • Patent number: 11944975
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system comprises a sample block configured to receive a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples; an adaptor configured to surround a periphery of the sample block; and a drip pan configured to surround a periphery of the adaptor. The drip pan comprises one or more ejector mechanisms and one or more openings, the one or more ejector mechanisms configured to respectively extend through the one or more openings into contact with the sample holder in a state of the sample holder received by the sample block and the adaptor surrounding the periphery of the sample block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi Tan, Wuh Ken Loh, Siew Yin Lee, Kuan Moon (Bernard) Boo
  • Publication number: 20230134044
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system comprises a sample block configured to receive a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples; an adaptor configured to surround a periphery of the sample block; and a drip pan configured to surround a periphery of the adaptor. The drip pan comprises one or more ejector mechanisms and one or more openings, the one or more ejector mechanisms configured to respectively extend through the one or more openings into contact with the sample holder in a state of the sample holder received by the sample block and the adaptor surrounding the periphery of the sample block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO
  • Patent number: 11548007
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block having an upstanding peripheral side wall and being configured to receive the sample holder and an adaptor having an upstanding peripheral side wall configured to be positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block. When the peripheral side wall of the adaptor is positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block and the sample holder is received in the sample block, the peripheral side wall of the adaptor extends in an upward direction toward the sample holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi Tan, Wuh Ken Loh, Siew Yin Lee, Kuan Moon (Bernard) Boo
  • Publication number: 20220040700
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO
  • Patent number: 11110462
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi Tan, Wuh Ken Loh, Siew Yin Lee, Kuan Moon (Bernard) Boo
  • Publication number: 20200101462
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block having an upstanding peripheral side wall and being configured to receive the sample holder and an adaptor having an upstanding peripheral side wall configured to be positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block. When the peripheral side wall of the adaptor is positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block and the sample holder is received in the sample block, the peripheral side wall of the adaptor extends in an upward direction toward the sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO
  • Publication number: 20200016599
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO
  • Patent number: 10471432
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block having an upstanding peripheral side wall and being configured to receive the sample holder and an adaptor having an upstanding peripheral side wall configured to be positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block. When the peripheral side wall of the adaptor is positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block and the sample holder is received in the sample block, the peripheral side wall of the adaptor extends in an upward direction toward the sample holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Zeqi Tan, Wuh Ken Loh, Siew Yin Lee, Kuan Moon (Bernard) Boo
  • Patent number: 10384208
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeqi Tan, Wuh Ken Loh, Siew Yin Lee, Kuan Moon (Bernard) Boo
  • Publication number: 20170173587
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO
  • Publication number: 20170173586
    Abstract: A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block having an upstanding peripheral side wall and being configured to receive the sample holder and an adaptor having an upstanding peripheral side wall configured to be positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block. When the peripheral side wall of the adaptor is positioned about the peripheral side wall of the sample block and the sample holder is received in the sample block, the peripheral side wall of the adaptor extends in an upward direction toward the sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Zeqi TAN, Wuh Ken LOH, Siew Yin LEE, Kuan Moon (Bernard) BOO