Patents by Inventor Mark L. Kibbe

Mark L. Kibbe 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).

  • Method and apparatus for separating fluid components
    Patent number: 9399226
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Ellsworth, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING FLUID COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20140135199
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. ELLSWORTH, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING FLUID COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20110319246
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. ELLSWORTH, Paul MCGOVERN, Mark L. KIBBE
  • Method and apparatus for separating fluid components
    Patent number: 7922972
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Harvest Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Ellsworth, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe
  • Method and apparatus for separating fluid components
    Publication number: 20090131877
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: James R. Ellsworth, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe
  • Method and apparatus for separating fluid components
    Publication number: 20090120852
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: James R. Ellsworth, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe
  • Method and apparatus for separating fluid components
    Patent number: 7445125
    Abstract: A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained are expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Harvest Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Ellsworth, Paul McGovern, Mark L. Kibbe