Patents by Inventor Benjamin James METCALF

Benjamin James METCALF 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 EJECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240036070
    Abstract: There is provided a sample ejection system for ejecting a sample from a flow of fluid, the system comprises: a fluid flow channel for receiving, in use, the flow of fluid; a fluid inlet channel connected to the flow channel and arranged to receive, in use, pressurised fluid; a fluid outlet channel connected to the flow channel at a location downstream in the flow direction of the flow of fluid and comprises an outlet. The system is arranged such that, in use, pressurised fluid is applied to the fluid flow channel via the fluid inlet channel to drive fluid from the region of the fluid flow channel between the fluid inlet and outlet channels through the fluid outlet channel and out of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Janse VAN RENSBURG, Benjamin James METCALF
  • Fluid ejector system
    Patent number: 11835537
    Abstract: There is provided a sample ejection system for ejecting a sample from a flow of fluid, the system comprises: a fluid flow channel for receiving, in use, the flow of fluid; a fluid inlet channel connected to the flow channel and arranged to receive, in use, pressurised fluid; a fluid outlet channel connected to the flow channel at a location downstream in the flow direction of the flow of fluid and comprises an outlet. The system is arranged such that, in use, pressurised fluid is applied to the fluid flow channel via the fluid inlet channel to drive fluid from the region of the fluid flow channel between the fluid inlet and outlet channels through the fluid outlet channel and out of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TTP Plc
    Inventors: Richard Janse Van Rensburg, Benjamin James Metcalf
  • DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20230330679
    Abstract: A disposable cartridge for processing a biological fluid sample, the cartridge comprising: a sample holder configured to hold a collection tube containing the sample; an extractor configured to engage with the collection tube to transfer the sample from the collection tube to the cartridge; and a sample processor for processing the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: PROLIGHT DIAGNOSTICS AB
    Inventors: Oliver Ferguson, Benjamin James Metcalf, Neil Pollock, Andrew Malloy
  • FLUID EJECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210025913
    Abstract: There is provided a sample ejection system for ejecting a sample from a flow of fluid, the system comprises: a fluid flow channel for receiving, in use, the flow of fluid; a fluid inlet channel connected to the flow channel and arranged to receive, in use, pressurised fluid; a fluid outlet channel connected to the flow channel at a location downstream in the flow direction of the flow of fluid and comprises an outlet. The system is arranged such that, in use, pressurised fluid is applied to the fluid flow channel via the fluid inlet channel to drive fluid from the region of the fluid flow channel between the fluid inlet and outlet channels through the fluid outlet channel and out of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Janse VAN RENSBURG, Benjamin James METCALF