Patents by Inventor Benjamin Arthur James

Benjamin Arthur James 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).

  • AUTOMATED SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING SPECIMEN-BEARING MICROSCOPE SLIDES
    Publication number: 20210270857
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. In some embodiments, the system can include, for example, a slide ejector assembly having a slide staging device configured to receive a slide and an over-travel inhibitor that includes a first vacuum port positioned to draw a first vacuum between the slide and a standby platform as the slide is moved across at least a portion of the standby platform. The over-travel inhibitor includes a first sensor for detecting a presence of the slide on the standby platform. The system can also include a transfer assembly to transport slides away from the slide ejector assembly. The transfer assembly can include a floating transfer head having a vacuum port for drawing a partial vacuum for holding the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy James Durrant, Joshua David Kenneth Harrison, Benjamin Arthur James, Matthew Ketterer, John Douglas Willems
  • Automated specimen processing systems and methods of detecting specimen-bearing microscope slides
    Patent number: 11035868
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. In some embodiments, the system can include, for example, a slide ejector assembly having a slide staging device configured to receive a slide and an over-travel inhibitor that includes a first vacuum port positioned to draw a first vacuum between the slide and a standby platform as the slide is moved across at least a portion of the standby platform. The over-travel inhibitor includes a first sensor for detecting a presence of the slide on the standby platform. The system can also include a transfer assembly to transport slides away from the slide ejector assembly. The transfer assembly can include a floating transfer head having a vacuum port for drawing a partial vacuum for holding the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Durrant, Joshua David Kenneth Harrison, Benjamin Arthur James, Matthew Ketterer, John Douglas Willems
  • AUTOMATED SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING SPECIMEN-BEARING MICROSCOPE SLIDES
    Publication number: 20170097369
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. In some embodiments, the system can include, for example, a slide ejector assembly having a slide staging device configured to receive a slide and an over-travel inhibitor that includes a first vacuum port positioned to draw a first vacuum between the slide and a standby platform as the slide is moved across at least a portion of the standby platform. The over-travel inhibitor includes a first sensor for detecting a presence of the slide on the standby platform. The system can also include a transfer assembly to transport slides away from the slide ejector assembly. The transfer assembly can include a floating transfer head having a vacuum port for drawing a partial vacuum for holding the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy James Durrant, Joshua David Kenneth Harrison, Benjamin Arthur James, Matthew Ketterer, JR., John Douglas Willems