Patents by Inventor Dirk Abeln

Dirk Abeln 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: 12119109
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for tracking laboratory resources is disclosed. The laboratory resource comprises an identification feature. The method comprises an identification step comprising detecting the laboratory resource in the laboratory with an imaging sensor of an augmented reality device and identifying the laboratory resource with an identification unit of the augmented reality device by receiving identification information from the identification feature, a data retrieving step comprising retrieving information about the identified laboratory resource from a data server via a communication interface of the augmented reality device, and a tracking step comprising generating and displaying augmented reality information on a display device of the augmented reality device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Urs Suter, Javier Jimenez Roda, Stefan Bucheli, Isabella Kanne Castejon, Dirk Abeln
  • Publication number: 20240198347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an instrument for automatically removing sealing covers from sample vessels (and/or for automatically sealing or resealing sample vessels with sealing covers, the instrument comprising a vessel holder for holding a sample vessel, and a suction/induction device comprising a suction member for holding a sealing cover, and an induction member comprising at least one induction coil, with the suction/induction device and the vessel holder being arranged in an axially movable manner with regard to each other, and, in use, the at least one induction coil is arranged above a bottom of the suction member. In addition, the present invention relates to a laboratory automation system comprising such instrument as well as a plurality of pre-analytical, analytical and/or post-analytical stations, and also relates to a method of automatically removing sealing covers from sample vessels and a method of automatically sealing or resealing sample vessels with sealing covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Mueller, Claudio Cherubini, Dirk Abeln, Reto Huesser, Marko Simic, Nenad Milicevic, Michael Zeder
  • Publication number: 20210304886
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for tracking laboratory resources is disclosed. The laboratory resource comprises an identification feature. The method comprises an identification step comprising detecting the laboratory resource in the laboratory with an imaging sensor of an augmented reality device and identifying the laboratory resource with an identification unit of the augmented reality device by receiving identification information from the identification feature, a data retrieving step comprising retrieving information about the identified laboratory resource from a data server via a communication interface of the augmented reality device, and a tracking step comprising generating and displaying augmented reality information on a display device of the augmented reality device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Urs Suter, Javier Jimenez Roda, Stefan Bucheli, Isabella Kanne Castejon, Dirk Abeln