Patents by Inventor Arlen Mark Bramwell

Arlen Mark Bramwell 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).

  • Fluid containers with reservoirs in their closures and methods of use
    Patent number: 8252603
    Abstract: Fluid containers are disclosed which have fluid reservoirs in their closures. These reservoirs are advantageous to hold sacrificial fluid which lessens the loss of the fluid of interest to the outside through evaporation. The reservoirs may have openings to the inside or outside of the container, or to both. Reservoirs with openings to the outside serve to reduce evaporative loss by raising the partial pressure of fluid in the vicinity of the contact between the closure and the remainder of the container. The reservoirs may be refillable without opening the container. In one embodiment a fluid reservoir allows the zone of contact between the closure and the remainder of the container to be immersed in fluid, so that gases seeking to escape the interior of the container must pass through fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Labcyte Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Ellson, Michael F. Miller, Arlen Mark Bramwell
  • FLUID CONTAINERS WITH RESERVOIRS IN THEIR CLOSURES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20110108555
    Abstract: Fluid containers are disclosed which have fluid reservoirs in their closures. These reservoirs are advantageous to hold sacrificial fluid which lessens the loss of the fluid of interest to the outside through evaporation. The reservoirs may have openings to the inside or outside of the container, or to both. Reservoirs with openings to the outside serve to reduce evaporative loss by raising the partial pressure of fluid in the vicinity of the contact between the closure and the remainder of the container. The reservoirs may be refillable without opening the container. In one embodiment a fluid reservoir allows the zone of contact between the closure and the remainder of the container to be immersed in fluid, so that gases seeking to escape the interior of the container must pass through fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: LABCYTE INC.
    Inventors: Richard N. Ellson, Michael F. Miller, Arlen Mark Bramwell
  • Fluid containers with reservoirs in their closures and methods of use
    Patent number: 7854343
    Abstract: Fluid containers are disclosed which have fluid reservoirs in their closures. These reservoirs are advantageous to hold sacrificial fluid which lessens the loss of the fluid of interest to the outside through evaporation. The reservoirs may have openings to the inside or outside of the container, or to both. Reservoirs with openings to the outside serve to reduce evaporative loss by raising the partial pressure of fluid in the vicinity of the contact between the closure and the remainder of the container. The reservoirs may be refillable without opening the container. In one embodiment a fluid reservoir allows the zone of contact between the closure and the remainder of the container to be immersed in fluid, so that gases seeking to escape the interior of the container must pass through fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Labcyte Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Ellson, Michael F. Miller, Arlen Mark Bramwell