Patents by Inventor ANDREW JAMES CARSON

ANDREW JAMES CARSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20120270305
    Abstract: A fluidic device holder configured to orient a fluidic device. The device holder includes a support structure configured to receive a fluidic device. The support structure includes a base surface that faces in a direction along the Z-axis and is configured to have the fluidic device positioned thereon. The device holder also includes a plurality of reference surfaces facing in respective directions along an XY-plane. The device holder also includes an alignment assembly having an actuator and a movable locator arm that is operatively coupled to the actuator. The locator arm has an engagement end. The actuator moves the locator arm between retracted and biased positions to move the engagement end away from and toward the reference surfaces. The locator arm is configured to hold the fluidic device against the reference surfaces when the locator arm is in the biased position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: ILLUMINA INC.
    Inventors: MARK T. REED, ERIC WILLIAMSON, BRYAN CRANE, PATRICK LEUNG, DALE BUERMANN, ALEXANDER P. KINDWALL, Frederick ERIE, MARK PRATT, JASON HARRIS, ANDREW JAMES CARSON, Stanley S. HONG, JASON BRYANT, MARK WANG, DREW VERKADE