Patents by Inventor Alexander Schutt

Alexander Schutt 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).

  • Vial presence indicator for vial-bearing rack
    Patent number: 8394344
    Abstract: An indicator for enabling an analytical instrument to positively detect the presence of a vial in respective vial-receiving rack position regardless of whether the vial is oriented in a manner necessary for a code reader to read a code printed on the vial. Translation of a leaf spring upon insertion of a vial into a rack position causes a flag to obscure a code provided adjacent the rack position. An instrument into which the rack is installed interprets the failure of the code reader to detect this code as positive indication that a vial is disposed within the respective rack position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Stratec Biomedical Systems AG
    Inventors: Alexander Schutt, Martin Trump
  • VIAL PRESENCE INDICATOR FOR VIAL-BEARING RACK
    Publication number: 20110091363
    Abstract: An indicator for enabling an analytical instrument to positively detect the presence of a vial in respective vial-receiving rack position regardless of whether the vial is oriented in a manner necessary for a code reader to read a code printed on the vial. Translation of a leaf spring upon insertion of a vial into a rack position causes a flag to obscure a code provided adjacent the rack position. An instrument into which the rack is installed interprets the failure of the code reader to detect this code as positive indication that a vial is disposed within the respective rack position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander SCHUTT, Martin TRUMP
  • Vial presence indicator for vial-bearing rack
    Patent number: 7858031
    Abstract: An indicator for enabling an analytical instrument to positively detect the presence of a vial in respective vial-receiving rack position regardless of whether the vial is oriented in a manner necessary for a code reader to read a code printed on the vial. Translation of a leaf spring upon insertion of a vial into a rack position causes a flag to obscure a code provided adjacent the rack position. An instrument into which the rack is installed interprets the failure of the code reader to detect this code as positive indication that a vial is disposed within the respective rack position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignees: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG
    Inventors: Alexander Schutt, Martin Trump
  • Vial Presence Indicator for Vial-Bearing Rack
    Publication number: 20080131328
    Abstract: An indicator for enabling an analytical instrument to positively detect the presence of a vial in respective vial-receiving rack position regardless of whether the vial is oriented in a manner necessary for a code reader to read a code printed on the vial. Translation of a leaf spring upon insertion of a vial into a rack position causes a flag to obscure a code provided adjacent the rack position. An instrument into which the rack is installed interprets the failure of the code reader to detect this code as positive indication that a vial is disposed within the respective rack position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: BAYER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander Schutt, Martin Trump