Patents by Inventor Bruce Tyley

Bruce Tyley 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).

  • Mutex-mediated control of spatial access by appliances moveable over a common physical space
    Patent number: 8473085
    Abstract: A configurable mutual exclusion function oversees movement of appliances mobile over a common physical space in an automated laboratory workstation. A configurable mutex is allotted for each moveable appliance and is configurable to protect a task site when obtained for the respective appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: James Sim, Todd Stephan, Bruce Tyley
  • MUTEX-MEDIATED CONTROL OF SPATIAL ACCESS BY APPLIANCES MOVEABLE OVER A COMMON PHYSICAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20090276071
    Abstract: A configurable mutual exclusion function oversees movement of appliances mobile over a common physical space in an automated laboratory workstation. A configurable mutex is allotted for each moveable appliance and is configurable to protect a task site when obtained for the respective appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: James Sim, Todd Stephan, Bruce Tyley