Patents by Inventor Derek Puff, JR.

Derek Puff, JR. 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING AND SEQUENCING AUTOMATED TESTING PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20190218591
    Abstract: Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) systems and methods are provided in which samples are passed through one or more recursive or non-deterministic operations and are batched or re-batched to optimize the utilization of resources for subsequent deterministic operation sequences. Automated AST systems are also provided in which deterministic and non-deterministic workflows are spatially segregated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Aleksandar Vacic, Nathan Purmort, Derek Puff, JR., Frederick P. Floyd, JR.