Patents by Inventor Allie Rishmany

Allie Rishmany 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).

  • Apparatus and method for automated teaching of locations in laboratory automation equipment
    Patent number: 12673413
    Abstract: An automatic teaching system for an automated laboratory, the automatic teaching system comprising, a frame having a specimen holder station, a robot transport mounted to the frame and having a drive with at least one degree of freedom and a movable end effector for action with a specimen holder, wherein at least one of the specimen holder station and the movable end effector have a reference base, an electromagnetic distance sensor connected to the movable end effector in a predetermined location on at least one of the robot transport and the specimen holder station relative to the reference base, a fixture with a predetermined geometric pattern formed of discriminant features, variant in at least two dimensions, characterizing the predetermined geometric pattern and registrable by the electromagnetic distance sensor and, a controller operably coupled to the robot transport and communicably connected to the electromagnetic distance sensor to register sensor signals embodying distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: HIGHRES BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Raj Ranade, Ian Locke, Nigel Cochran, Allie Rishmany, Tyler Dendas, Ulysses Gilchrist
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TEACHING OF LOCATIONS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20240293929
    Abstract: An automatic teaching system for an automated laboratory, the automatic teaching system comprising, a frame having a specimen holder station, a robot transport mounted to the frame and having a drive with at least one degree of freedom and a movable end effector for action with a specimen holder, wherein at least one of the specimen holder station and the movable end effector have a reference base, an electromagnetic distance sensor connected to the movable end effector in a predetermined location on at least one of the robot transport and the specimen holder station relative to the reference base, a fixture with a predetermined geometric pattern formed of discriminant features, variant in at least two dimensions, characterizing the predetermined geometric pattern and registrable by the electromagnetic distance sensor and, a controller operably coupled to the robot transport and communicably connected to the electromagnetic distance sensor to register sensor signals embodying distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Raj Ranade, Ian Locke, Nigel Cochran, Allie Rishmany, Tyler Dendas, Ulysses GILCHRIST