Patents by Inventor David A. Clipper

David A. Clipper 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).

  • Publication number: 20200278341
    Abstract: A method and device for analyzing a hematologic sample centrifuged within a capillary tube is provided. The device includes a tube holder, a sample imaging device, a processor, and a sample data display. The sample imaging device is operable to create a digital image of the sample within a region of the tube. The region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube in the region where the float resides after centrifugation. The sample imaging device is operable to produce signals representative of the image. The processor is adapted to produce information relating to bands of interest within the image based on the signals from the sample imaging device. The sample data display is adapted to display the results therefrom and/or a digital image of the sample within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper
  • Patent number: 10585084
    Abstract: A method and device for analyzing a hematologic sample centrifuged within a capillary tube is provided. The device includes a tube holder, a sample imaging device, a processor, and a sample data display. The sample imaging device is operable to create a digital image of the sample within a region of the tube. The region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube in the region where the float resides after centrifugation. The sample imaging device is operable to produce signals representative of the image. The processor is adapted to produce information relating to bands of interest within the image based on the signals from the sample imaging device. The sample data display is adapted to display the results therefrom and/or a digital image of the sample within the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper
  • Publication number: 20160320369
    Abstract: A method and device for analyzing a hematologic sample centrifuged within a capillary tube is provided. The device includes a tube holder, a sample imaging device, a processor, and a sample data display. The sample imaging device is operable to create a digital image of the sample within a region of the tube. The region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube in the region where the float resides after centrifugation. The sample imaging device is operable to produce signals representative of the image. The processor is adapted to produce information relating to bands of interest within the image based on the signals from the sample imaging device. The sample data display is adapted to display the results therefrom and/or a digital image of the sample within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper
  • Patent number: 8774487
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of analyzing hematologic samples deposited within a capillary tube is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) imaging a region of sample centrifuged within a capillary tube using a first analysis device, which region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube where the float resides after centrifugation, and producing signals representative of the image; b) communicating the signals representative of the image to a second analysis device independent of, and remotely located from, the first analysis device; c) processing the signals representative of the image using the second analysis device and producing analysis data based on the signals; and d) displaying the image of the region of the sample using the second analysis device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper
  • Publication number: 20110201045
    Abstract: A method and device for analyzing a hematologic sample centrifuged within a capillary tube is provided. The device includes a tube holder, a sample imaging device, a processor, and a sample data display. The sample imaging device is operable to create a digital image of the sample within a region of the tube. The region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube in the region where the float resides after centrifugation. The sample imaging device is operable to produce signals representative of the image. The processor is adapted to produce information relating to bands of interest within the image based on the signals from the sample imaging device. The sample data display is adapted to display the results therefrom and/or a digital image of the sample within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper
  • Publication number: 20110200239
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of analyzing hematologic samples deposited within a capillary tube is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) imaging a region of sample centrifuged within a capillary tube using a first analysis device, which region is defined by substantially all of the radial width and axial length of the sample residing within the internal cavity of the tube where the float resides after centrifugation, and producing signals representative of the image; b) communicating the signals representative of the image to a second analysis device independent of, and remotely located from, the first analysis device; c) processing the signals representative of the image using the second analysis device and producing analysis data based on the signals; and d) displaying the image of the region of the sample using the second analysis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua D. Levine, Robert A. Levine, Stephen C. Wardlaw, Craig Stout, David A. Clipper