Patents by Inventor Samuel J. RULLI, JR.

Samuel J. RULLI, JR. 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).

  • Microtiter plate mask
    Patent number: 9040002
    Abstract: Provided is a masking system of masks for use with multiwell plates such as microtiter plates to facilitate sample dispensing and assay accuracy, especially when dispensing more than one solution into the wells. One or more masks, adapted in size to fit snugly over a multiwell plate and the mask formed with openings each aligned with a subset of one or more wells of the plate beneath, aids the user in sample and/or reagent administration. Advantageously, the masks contain registration aids so that proper orientation with respect to the plate below is achieved; the registration aid may be a cut corner, registration peg or mark, or visual marking or stamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Qiagen Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Yu, Timothy Fisher Steppe, Samuel J. Rulli, Jr., Jingping Yang, Mark S. Berninger
  • MICROTITER PLATE MASK AND METHODS FOR ITS USE
    Publication number: 20100190170
    Abstract: Provided is a masking system of masks for use with multiwell plates such as microtiter plates to facilitate sample dispensing and assay accuracy, especially when dispensing more than one solution into the wells. One or more masks, adapted in size to fit snugly over a multiwell plate and the mask formed with openings each aligned with a subset of one or more wells of the plate beneath, aids the user in sample and/or reagent administration. Advantageously, the masks contain registration aids so that proper orientation with respect to the plate below is achieved; the registration aid may be a cut corner, registration peg or mark, or visual marking or stamping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: SABiosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang YU, Timothy Fisher STEPPE, Samuel J. RULLI, JR., Jingping YANG, Mark S. BERNINGER