Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Glynn

Michael Stephen Glynn 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: 20210354123
    Abstract: A cover member for use in the treatment of a sample on a substrate is disclosed. The cover member has fluid flow features and is adapted for use in an instrument, such as a laboratory instrument. The cover member comprises at least one orientation feature detectable by the instrument for ascertaining an orientation of the cover member. An automated method for detecting orientation of a cover member in a sample treatment assembly is also disclosed, in which a processor compares data corresponding to one or more images collected from the sample treatment assembly, with data representing a reference image to determine if a cover member is in the sample treatment assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Adam Michael GRAY, Michael Stephen GLYNN
  • Patent number: 11097277
    Abstract: A cover member for use in the treatment of a sample on a substrate is disclosed. The cover member has fluid flow features and is adapted for use in an instrument, such as a laboratory instrument. The cover member comprises at least one orientation feature detectable by the instrument for ascertaining an orientation of the cover member. An automated method for detecting orientation of a cover member in a sample treatment assembly is also disclosed, in which a processor compares data corresponding to one or more images collected from the sample treatment assembly, with data representing a reference image to determine if a cover member is in the sample treatment assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Adam Michael Gray, Michael Stephen Glynn
  • Publication number: 20150224494
    Abstract: A cover member for use in the treatment of a sample on a substrate is disclosed. The cover member has fluid flow features and is adapted for use in an instrument, such as a laboratory instrument. The cover member comprises at least one orientation feature detectable by the instrument for ascertaining an orientation of the cover member. An automated method for detecting orientation of a cover member in a sample treatment assembly is also disclosed, in which a processor compares data corresponding to one or more images collected from the sample treatment assembly, with data representing a reference image to determine if a cover member is in the sample treatment assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Adam Michael Gray, Michael Stephen Glynn