Patents by Inventor David W. Kemp

David W. Kemp 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).

  • Patent number: 5785856
    Abstract: An apparatus for automated extraction of an analyte from a sample positioned in a sample containment cell having a fluid passageway structure for communication of an extraction fluid to and from the cavity of the cell. The apparatus includes a loading tray, an oven assembly mounted proximate the loading tray, a fluid communication assembly mounted proximate the tray, a cell manipulation assembly and a controller. The cell manipulation assembly brings an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of the fluid communication assembly into sealed relationship with the sample containment cell and uses the conduits to pick up and move the cell to and from the cell tray and oven assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Dionex Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Gleave, Norman J. Rothe, David W. Kemp, Bruce E. Richter, John L. Ezzell
  • Patent number: 5660727
    Abstract: An apparatus for automated extraction of an analyte from a sample positioned in a sample containment cell having a fluid passageway structure for communication of an extraction fluid to and from the cavity of the cell. The apparatus includes a loading tray, an oven assembly mounted proximate the loading tray, a fluid communication assembly mounted proximate the tray, a cell manipulation assembly and a controller. The cell manipulation assembly brings an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of the fluid communication assembly into sealed relationship with the sample containment cell and uses the conduits to pick up and move the cell to and from the cell tray and oven assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Dionex Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Gleave, Norman J. Rothe, David W. Kemp, Bruce E. Richter, John L. Ezzell