Patents by Inventor David Kruithoff

David Kruithoff 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making partitioned slides
    Patent number: 7547424
    Abstract: An apparatus for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide including a vessel, a printer block having a printing surface to form a hydrophobic barrier on the examination slide in a specified pattern, a slide holder, and a reversible actuator. The invention also includes a method for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide in a specified pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Van Andel Research Institute
    Inventors: Brian Brummeler Haab, David Kruithoff
  • Method and apparatus for making partitioned slides
    Publication number: 20060062695
    Abstract: An apparatus for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide including a vessel, a printer block having a printing surface to form a hydrophobic barrier on the examination slide in a specified pattern, a slide holder, and a reversible actuator. The invention also includes a method for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide in a specified pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Haab, David Kruithoff