Patents by Inventor Alan Wessel

Alan Wessel 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).

  • Automated microdissection instrument and method for processing a biological sample
    Patent number: 12372440
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated laser microdissection are disclosed including automatic slide detection, position detection of cutting and capture lasers, focus optimization for cutting and capture lasers, energy and duration optimization for cutting and capture lasers, inspection and second phase capture and/or ablation in a quality control station and tracking information for linking substrate carrier or output microdissected regions with input sample or slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Baer, Craig Barker, Brian Donovan, Michael Youngquist, Alan Wessel, Norbert Leclerc, Michael Smith, George Dawson
  • AUTOMATED MICRODISSECTION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20230400391
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated laser microdissection are disclosed including automatic slide detection, position detection of cutting and capture lasers, focus optimization for cutting and capture lasers, energy and duration optimization for cutting and capture lasers, inspection and second phase capture and/or ablation in a quality control station and tracking information for linking substrate carrier or output microdissected regions with input sample or slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas BAER, Craig BARKER, Brian DONOVAN, Michael YOUNGQUIST, Alan WESSEL, Norbert LECLERC, Michael SMITH, George DAWSON
  • Automated microdissection instrument
    Publication number: 20060139621
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated laser microdissection are disclosed including automatic slide detection, position detection of cutting and capture lasers, focus optimization for cutting and capture lasers, energy and duration optimization for cutting and capture lasers, inspection and second phase capture and/or ablation in a quality control station and tracking information for linking substrate carrier or output microdissected regions with input sample or slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Baer, Michael Youngquist, Brian Donovan, Alan Wessel, Norbert Leclerc, Michael Smith, George Dawson, Craig Barker