Patents by Inventor Craig D. Taylor

Craig D. Taylor 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).

  • Fixation filter assembly
    Patent number: 9552545
    Abstract: A filter assembly is provided for collecting samples in a fluid environment, the assembly utilizing a laminar convective flow to cause the flow of a preservative/fixative and a filtrate through a filter. A substantially concave dead space around the filter is flushed free of the preservative and the differential in density of the preservative and filtrate causes the more dense fluid to collect in the reservoir and preserve the collected specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MCLANE RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Craig D. Taylor, Kenneth W. Doherty, Susumu Honjo
  • Fixation filter assembly
    Patent number: 8426218
    Abstract: A filter assembly is provided for collecting samples in a fluid environment, the assembly utilizing a laminar convective flow to cause the flow of a preservative/fixative and a filtrate through a filter. A substantially concave dead space around the filter is flushed free of the preservative and the differential in density of the preservative and filtrate causes the more dense fluid to collect in the reservoir and preserve the collected specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: McLane Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig D. Taylor, Kenneth W. Doherty, Susumu Honjo
  • Fixation Filter Assembly
    Publication number: 20120091067
    Abstract: A filter assembly is provided for collecting samples in a fluid environment, the assembly utilizing a laminar convective flow to cause the flow of a preservative/fixative and a filtrate through a filter. A substantially concave dead space around the filter is flushed free of the preservative and the differential in density of the preservative and filtrate causes the more dense fluid to collect in the reservoir and preserve the collected specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: MCLANE RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Craig D. TAYLOR, Kenneth W. DOHERTY, Susumu HONJO
  • Sampling apparatus for collecting samples from underwater hydrothermal vents and the marine or limnological water column
    Patent number: 6561046
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus that allows multiple uncontaminated samples to be taken from hydrothermal vents and the oceanic or limnological water column. The apparatus includes a sampling nozzle for taking in the sample. A sample collection unit is in fluid communication with the sampling nozzle and includes at least one sampling module for the collection of a predetermined type of sample. A fluid intake module is in fluid communication with the sample collection unit and the sampling nozzle. The fluid intake module includes at least one pump for drawing a sample fluid through the sampling nozzle and sample collection unit. A control module is in electrical communication with the fluid intake module. The control module includes a micro-controller for controlling the fluid intake module and a computer readable memory for storing sampling data for use by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: McLane Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Craig D. Taylor, Kenneth W. Doherty