Patents by Inventor Brian G. Malone

Brian G. Malone 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).

  • Specimen processing and analyzing systems with a station for holding specimen trays during processing
    Patent number: 5266272
    Abstract: A holder for storing a specimen tray with a removable cover member includes a frame with oppositely facing first and second access openings The first access opening receives the specimen tray and cover member. The holder supports the specimen tray and cover member within the storage area between a pair of oppositely spaced tray support ledges. The second access opening receives an external member that moves vertically in the storage area to lift the specimen tray from the tray support ledges and that moves horizontally out of the storage area to move the lifted specimen tray from the storage area through the second access opening. The holder pivots the cover member away from the specimen tray to retain the cover member in a tilted orientation within the storage area free of the removed specimen tray until its return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Baxter Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Griner, Brian G. Malone
  • Medical dispensing gun
    Patent number: D408527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: ThermoGenesis Corp.
    Inventors: Philip Henry Coelho, Brian G. Malone, Pete Menke, Loren Stirling, John Gard