Patents by Inventor Collin Grimes

Collin Grimes 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).

  • Injector systems and syringe adapters for use therewith
    Patent number: 10835668
    Abstract: An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to an injector. The adapter comprises a mounting mechanism positioned at a rear end of the adapter to mount the adapter in a desired position relative to a front wall of the injector; and a syringe carrier section adapted to seat at least a portion of the syringe. The syringe carrier section defines a first opening on a top thereof to allow placement of the syringe therein from the top and a second opening in a rear section thereof to allow the drive member of the injector to communicate forward force to the plunger. A cover portion extends over a rearward end of the first opening and has a first end configured to abut the flange of the syringe when the syringe is positioned within the syringe carrier section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Erin Novickoff, Molly Bingaman, Collin Grimes, Keith Lipford, Barry Iddon, Richard Seman, Kent Diasabeygunawardena, Isabella Norcini, Emma Diasabeygunawardena, Patrick O'Rourke, Samantha Sutherland, Stephen Schulte, Arthur Uber, III, Mark Trocki, David M. Reilly
  • INJECTOR SYSTEMS AND SYRINGE ADAPTERS FOR USE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20190381240
    Abstract: An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to an injector. The adapter comprises a mounting mechanism positioned at a rear end of the adapter to mount the adapter in a desired position relative to a front wall of the injector; and a syringe carrier section adapted to seat at least a portion of the syringe. The syringe carrier section defines a first opening on a top thereof to allow placement of the syringe therein from the top and a second opening in a rear section thereof to allow the drive member of the injector to communicate forward force to the plunger. A cover portion extends over a rearward end of the first opening and has a first end configured to abut the flange of the syringe when the syringe is positioned within the syringe carrier section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Erin NOVICKOFF, Molly BINGAMAN, Collin GRIMES, Keith LIPFORD, Barry IDDON, Richard SEMAN, Kent DIASABEYGUNAWARDENA, Isabella NORCINI, Emma DIASABEYGUNAWARDENA, Patrick O'ROURKE, Samantha SUTHERLAND, Stephen SCHULTE, Arthur UBER, III, Mark TROCKI, David M. REILLY
  • Priming Stations and Methods of Priming a Fluidic Cartridge
    Publication number: 20180015398
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for preparing a fluidic cartridge for use in an analyzer device. In one non-limiting aspect, the present invention provides a method of preparing a fluidic cartridge for use in an analyzer device. The method may include controlling valves and a vacuum pump of a priming station to evacuate air from a fluidic cartridge loaded in the priming station. The method may include controlling the valves and the vacuum pump to draw priming fluid into sipper wells and channels of the loaded fluidic cartridge. In another non-limiting aspect, the present invention provides a priming station for preparing a fluidic cartridge for use in an analyzer device. The priming station may include a vacuum pump, a priming manifold assembly, and a controller. The priming manifold assembly may be configured to interface with a fluidic cartridge loaded in the priming station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Mull, Owen Lu, Eric Schneider, Collin Grimes, Jamie Kendall, Franklin Francis Regan, IV, Ralph McCann, Scott Sundberg, Makoto Ogusu, Sean Ison, Jared Spaniol, Shulin Zeng, Ivor Knight