Patents by Inventor Charles Neese

Charles Neese 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).

  • High and low volume precision pipettor with improved accuracy
    Patent number: 11872552
    Abstract: A pipetting device is disclosed. The pipetting device can include a piston with a stepped profile. The piston can be inserted into a barrel and can have at least two seal elements. The pipetting device can operate in a low volume dispense mode and a high volume dispense mode. The pipetting device can allow for high volumes of liquids to be transferred and also provide for the ability to transfer low volumes of liquids with high precision and accuracy without the need for two or more separate pipettor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Neese, Matthew S. Davis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAMING WORKSPACES OF ROBOTIC FLUID HANDLING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230305034
    Abstract: A method of framing a workspace for a working tool of a robotic fluid handler comprises positioning a liquid dispenser within a workspace of the robotic fluid handler using a transport device, moving the liquid dispenser to a general location of a component of the workspace, contacting the liquid dispenser to multiple features of the component, determining a specific location for the general location based on contacting of the liquid dispenser to the multiple features, and registering the specific location to the workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Mark F. Sauerburger, Ronald D. Johnson, Charles Neese
  • HIGH AND LOW VOLUME PRECISION PIPETTOR
    Publication number: 20210252497
    Abstract: A pipetting device is disclosed. The pipetting device can include a piston with a stepped profile. The piston can be inserted into a barrel and can have at least two seal elements. The pipetting device can operate in a low volume dispense mode and a high volume dispense mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Neese, Matthew S. Davis