Patents by Inventor Brevard Garrison

Brevard Garrison 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).

  • Apparatus for sample preparation
    Publication number: 20080105063
    Abstract: The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and devices relating to processing a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugham, Brevard Garrison
  • Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery
    Publication number: 20080056960
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Robert McKnight, Douglas Yates
  • Apparatus and methods for controlling sonic treatment
    Publication number: 20080050289
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison
  • Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy
    Publication number: 20080031094
    Abstract: This invention relates to systems and methods for applying acoustic energy to a sample. According to one aspect of the invention, a system comprises a housing, a chamber for receiving the sample, an acoustic energy source for providing a focused acoustic field to the sample according to a treatment protocol, a processor for determining the treatment protocol, a sensor for detecting information about the sample, and a user interface for communicating with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Douglas Yates
  • Methods and systems for compound management and sample preparation
    Publication number: 20070053795
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for automated compound management and sample preparation using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Douglas Yates
  • Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery
    Publication number: 20060158956
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Robert McKnight, Douglas Yates
  • Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices
    Publication number: 20060029525
    Abstract: Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to control motion in the fluid. In another embodiment, the invention provides focussed or unfocussed acoustic energy to selectively placed nucleation features to control fluid motion. According to one embodiment, the invention includes an acoustic source, a controller for controlling operation of the acoustic source, and one or more nucleation features located proximate to or in the fluid to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison
  • Systems and methods for determining a state of fluidization and/or a state of mixing
    Publication number: 20050150830
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison
  • Apparatus and methods for sample preparation
    Publication number: 20050132775
    Abstract: The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and devices relating to processing a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison