Patents by Inventor Brian SCHROETER

Brian SCHROETER 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).

  • Method, system and apparatus for incorporating capacitive proximity sensing in an automated fluid transfer procedure
    Patent number: 9046507
    Abstract: A fluid transfer apparatus includes a fluid transfer probe, a fluid level detection system, and a tip detection system. The fluid level detection system is configured to detect contact by the fluid transfer probe with a fluid surface within a receptacle from a signal based on the capacitance of the fluid transfer probe. The tip detection system is configured to detect the presence or absence of a tip at a distal end of the fluid transfer probe from a signal based on the capacitance of the fluid transfer probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byron J. Knight, David Opalsky, Brian Schroeter
  • Method, System and Apparatus for Incorporating Capacitive Proximity Sensing in an Automated Fluid Transfer Procedure
    Publication number: 20120024055
    Abstract: A fluid transfer apparatus includes a fluid transfer probe, a fluid level detection system, and a tip detection system. The fluid level detection system is configured to detect contact by the fluid transfer probe with a fluid surface within a receptacle from a signal based on the capacitance of the fluid transfer probe. The tip detection system is configured to detect the presence or absence of a tip at a distal end of the fluid transfer probe from a signal based on the capacitance of the fluid transfer probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byron J. KNIGHT, David OPALSKY, Brian SCHROETER