Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Donovan

Anthony J. Donovan 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).

  • Sample contact plate with latchable cover
    Patent number: 6764850
    Abstract: Contact plates are provided including a base member and a lid. The base member has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof to define a sample receiving area. The lid has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof. A plurality of ribs extend from an inner surface of the sidewall of the lid. The ribs are configured to provide an interference fit engagement between the sidewall of the base member and the sidewall of the lid when the lid is attached to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Maxwell, Frank Cammarata, III, Anthony J. Donovan
  • Sample contact plate with latchable cover
    Publication number: 20040018616
    Abstract: Contact plates are provided including a base member and a lid. The base member has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof to define a sample receiving area. The lid has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof. A plurality of ribs extend from an inner surface of the sidewall of the lid. The ribs are configured to provide an interference fit engagement between the sidewall of the base member and the sidewall of the lid when the lid is attached to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas E. Maxwell, Frank Cammarata, Anthony J. Donovan
  • Sample contact plate with latchable cover
    Patent number: 6602704
    Abstract: Contact plates are provided including a base member and a lid. The base member has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof to define a sample receiving area. The lid has a sidewall extending circumferentially around a peripheral edge portion thereof. A plurality of ribs extend from an inner surface of the sidewall of the lid. The ribs are configured to provide an interference fit engagement between the sidewall of the base member and the sidewall of the lid when the lid is attached to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Maxwell, Frank Cammarata, III, Anthony J. Donovan