Patents by Inventor Warren J. P. Brey

Warren J. P. Brey 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).

  • Microtome and method for producing thin sections from a sample by means of a microtome
    Patent number: 11060955
    Abstract: A microtome for producing thin sections from a sample includes a sample holder configured to receive the sample and a cutting edge configured to cut the sample, the cutting edge having a specified cutting direction, the cutting direction and the cutting edge spanning a cutting plane. The microtome further includes a movement device configured to produce a relative movement between the sample holder and the cutting unit for cutting the sample in the cutting direction, a feed device configured to produce a relative movement between the sample holder and the cutting edge for cutting the sample in a feed direction at an angle not equal to 0° to the cutting plane, and a liquid volume with a liquid abutting the cutting edge on a side of the cutting edge facing away from the sample holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Waldemar Spomer, Ulrich Gengenbach, Julian Hoffmann, Andreas Hofmann, Leonard J. Ness, Warren J. P. Brey, Rasmus Schroeder, Irene Wacker-Schroeder