Patents by Inventor Michael J. Berna

Michael J. Berna 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).

  • Publication number: 20020093147
    Abstract: A seal is provided for a well plate having a plurality of wells with each well having an opening in one end therein for influxing a fluid and another end thereof for effluxing the fluid. The seal includes a planar member having a top and bottom and a plurality of recess formed in the top and a plurality of cups formed in the bottom. A plurality of recesses are uniformly spaced apart from one another and each recess is sized for sealably engaging a corresponding well tip. The plurality of cups are uniformly spaced apart from another and sized for sealably engaging a corresponding well opening in order to enable the member to effect a sealed engagement with all of the well openings or all of the well tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Michael J. Berna, Roger Q. Roberts, Robert L. Grenz, Roger R. Rohrdanz
  • Patent number: D464734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Varian, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Berna, Roger Q. Roberts, Robert L. Grenz, Roger R. Rohrdanz