Patents by Inventor David W. Jewell
David W. Jewell 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).
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Patent number: 7815865Abstract: A liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device has a tray for holding a liquid at a relatively constant level. A syringe is used for drawing fluid from the tray. A liquid container containing a liquid is positioned upside-down in the tray. Atmospheric pressure on the liquid in the tray and a vacuum inside the liquid container prevents liquid from draining from the container except when the liquid level in the tray drops to a level sufficient to allow air into the liquid container and to allow fluid to flow from the liquid container into the tray. The fluid flows from the liquid container into the tray until the level of liquid in the tray returns to the relatively constant level. The positioning of the syringe for drawing fluid is simplified in that the level of fluid in the tray is maintained at an approximately constant level despite withdrawal of quantities of fluid from the tray.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Rigaku Automation, Inc.Inventors: John Hoffman, James A. Benjamin, Janet M. Newman, John Andrew Moulds, David W Jewell, John A. Adams, Thomas E. Vomdran, Brian L. Ganz
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Publication number: 20090068066Abstract: A liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device has a tray for holding a liquid at a relatively constant level. A syringe is used for drawing fluid from the tray. A liquid container containing a liquid is positioned upside-down in the tray. Atmospheric pressure on the liquid in the tray and a vacuum inside the liquid container prevents liquid from draining from the container except when the liquid level in the tray drops to a level sufficient to allow air into the liquid container and to allow fluid to flow from the liquid container into the tray. The fluid flows from the liquid container into the tray until the level of liquid in the tray returns to the relatively constant level. The positioning of the syringe for drawing fluid is simplified in that the level of fluid in the tray is maintained at an approximately constant level despite withdrawal of quantities of fluid from the tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: John Hoffman, James A. Benjamin, Janet M. Newman, John Andrew Moulds, David W. Jewell, John A. Adams, Thomas E. Vomdran, Brian L. Ganz
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Patent number: 7406189Abstract: A device for inspecting microscopic objects. A plurality of LEDS is arranged in an array underneath a lens. Some of the LEDS are lighted and some of the LEDS are unlighted. A computer is in control of the LED array. The computer turns on selected LEDS from the array to form the lighted LEDS. Also, the computer turns off selected LEDS from the array to form the unlighted LEDS. The lighted LEDS form a pattern of lighted LEDS underneath the lens. In a preferred embodiment, the lens is connected to a computer controlled camera and the microscopic objects are microscopic crystals.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John A. Adams, James Hutchings, Andrew Provost, Joseph Gottlieb, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold
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Patent number: 7364702Abstract: A liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device has a tray for holding a liquid at a relatively constant level. A syringe is used for drawing fluid from the tray. A liquid container containing a liquid is positioned upside-down in the tray such that the opening of the liquid container defines a vertical position that is slightly below the liquid level in the tray. Atmospheric pressure on the liquid in the tray and a vacuum inside the liquid container prevents liquid from draining from the container until the fluid level in the tray drops to a level approximately equal to the vertical position of the opening. The positioning of the syringe for drawing fluid is simplified by reason of the fact that the level of fluid in the tray is maintained at an approximately constant level despite withdrawal of quantities of fluid from the tray.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2004Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Inventors: John Hoffman, John A. Adams, Brian L. Ganz, David W. Jewell, John Andrew Moulds, Janet M. Newman
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Patent number: 7352889Abstract: A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between a storage rack and an automated machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter in the trays is a plurality of micro-well plates in which microscopic crystals may be growing and the automated machine is configured to inspect and classify microscopic crystals. The automated machine has an indexing device for sequentially placing microscopic crystals in camera-view of a camera and a control computer is programmed to control the indexing device and to cause the camera to take images of the microscopic crystals and then transfer the images to a classifying processor where the images are classified. In a preferred embodiment, the microscopic crystals are protein crystals that have been grown in the wells of micro-well plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John A. Adams, Benjamin M. Liedblad, James A. Benjamin
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Patent number: 6985616Abstract: A method and device for inspecting and classifying a plurality of microscopic crystals. An indexing device sequentially places microscopic crystals in camera-view of a camera. The camera takes images of the microscopic crystals and then transfers the images to a computer where the are received. The computer then classifies the images. The computer is also programmed to control the indexing device and the camera. In a preferred embodiment, the microscopic crystals are protein crystals that have been grown in the wells of micro-well plates. Also, preferably, the computer is programmed to automatically classify the images.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: RoboDesign International, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold, John A. Adams
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Publication number: 20040206419Abstract: A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between a storage rack and an automated machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter in the trays is a plurality of micro-well plates in which microscopic crystals may be growing and the automated machine is configured to inspect and classify microscopic crystals. The automated machine has an indexing device for sequentially placing microscopic crystals in camera-view of a camera and a control computer is programmed to control the indexing device and to cause the camera to take images of the microscopic crystals and then transfer the images to a classifying processor where the images are classified. In a preferred embodiment, the microscopic crystals are protein crystals that have been grown in the wells of micro-well plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John A. Adams, Benjamin M. Liedblad, James A. Benjamin
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Publication number: 20040105575Abstract: A device for inspecting microscopic objects. A plurality of LEDS is arranged in an array underneath a lens. Some of the LEDS are lighted and some of the LEDS are unlighted. A computer is in control of the LED array. The computer turns on selected LEDS from the array to form the lighted LEDS. Also, the computer turns off selected LEDS from the array to form the unlighted LEDS. The lighted LEDS form a pattern of lighted LEDS underneath the lens. In a preferred embodiment, the lens is connected to a computer controlled camera and the microscopic objects are microscopic crystals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John A. Adams, James Hutchings, Andrew Provost, Joseph Gottlieb, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold
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Patent number: 6637473Abstract: A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A plurality of trays is inserted into an access device. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between the access device, a storage rack and a work cell gantry. The computer system is also programmed to control the work cell gantry to move the subject matter to and from an automated receiving machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter in the trays is a plurality of micro-well plates in which microscopic crystals may be growing and the automated receiving machine is configured to inspect and classify microscopic crystals.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: RoboDesign International, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John Andrew Moulds, Chritopher T. Brovold, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John A. Adams
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Publication number: 20030099382Abstract: A method and device for inspecting and classifying a plurality of microscopic crystals. An indexing device sequentially places microscopic crystals in camera-view of a camera. The camera takes images of the microscopic crystals and then transfers the images to a computer where the are received. The computer then classifies the images. The computer is also programmed to control the indexing device and the camera. In a preferred embodiment, the microscopic crystals are protein crystals that have been grown in the wells of micro-well plates. Also, preferably, the computer is programmed to automatically classify the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold, John A. Adams
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Publication number: 20030000597Abstract: A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A plurality of trays is inserted into an access device. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between the access device, a storage rack and a work cell gantry. The computer system is also programmed to control the work cell gantry to move the subject matter to and from an automated receiving machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter in the trays is a plurality of micro-well plates in which microscopic crystals may be growing and the automated receiving machine is configured to inspect and classify microscopic crystals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: Brian L. Ganz, John Andrew Moulds, Christopher T. Brovold, David W. Jewell, Mandel W. Mickley, John A. Adams