Patents by Inventor Charles W. Groepper

Charles W. Groepper 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).

  • BIOREACTOR CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20180072976
    Abstract: A bioreactor system includes a sample chamber capable of receiving a specimen and a cover which can be placed on the chamber to enclose the specimen within the chamber. A first member is movable between (i) a closed position in which the member restricts the cover from being moved away from the chamber in a first direction, and (ii) an open position in which the member does not restrict the cover from being moved away from the chamber. When the first member is in the closed position there is a substantially liquid proof seal between the cover and the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron M. Owens, Stefanie Vawn Biechler, David Louis Dingmann, Charles W. Groepper, Tomas M. Hayes, Chrysanthi Williams
  • Bioreactor chamber
    Patent number: 9840688
    Abstract: A bioreactor system includes a sample chamber capable of receiving a specimen and a cover which can be placed on the chamber to enclose the specimen within the chamber. A first member is movable between (i) a closed position in which the member restricts the cover from being moved away from the chamber in a first direction, and (ii) an open position in which the member does not restrict the cover from being moved away from the chamber. When the first member is in the closed position there is a substantially liquid proof seal between the cover and the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: TA INSTRUMENTS-WATERS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Owens, Stefanie Vawn Biechler, David Louis Dingmann, Charles W. Groepper, Tomas M. Hays, Chrysanthi Williams
  • Bioreactor Chamber
    Publication number: 20150329816
    Abstract: A bioreactor system includes a sample chamber capable of receiving a specimen and a cover which can be placed on the chamber to enclose the specimen within the chamber. A first member is movable between (i) a closed position in which the member restricts the cover from being moved away from the chamber in a first direction, and (ii) an open position in which the member does not restrict the cover from being moved away from the chamber. When the first member is in the closed position there is a substantially liquid proof seal between the cover and the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: TA INSTRUMENTS-WATERS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Owens, Stefanie Vawn Biechler, David Louis Dingmann, Charles W. Groepper, Thomas M. Hays, Chrysanthi Williams