Patents by Inventor Dominik Andreas Daume

Dominik Andreas Daume 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).

  • Apparatus for optically monitoring a dosing of a liquid to be pipetted
    Patent number: 11567097
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for optically monitoring the dosing of a liquid to be pipetted for an automatic analysis unit. The apparatus comprises a dosing device, comprising a pipetting needle for pipetting the liquid, a lighting device for illuminating a drop of the liquid adhering to the pipetting needle, a camera with a set of optics to capture an image of the drop of the liquid, and an evaluation device for characterizing the drop of liquid by means of an automatic analysis of the image of the drop of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Andreas Daume, Thorsten Michels
  • APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY MONITORING A DOSING OF A LIQUID TO BE PIPETTED
    Publication number: 20200393480
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for optically monitoring the dosing of a liquid to be pipetted for an automatic analysis unit. The apparatus comprises a dosing device (2), comprising a pipetting needle for pipetting the liquid, a lighting device (3) for illuminating a drop (4) of the liquid adhering to the pipetting needle, a camera (5) with a set of optics to capture an image of the drop (4) of the liquid, and an evaluation device (6) for characterizing the drop (4) of liquid by means of an automatic analysis of the image of the drop (4) of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Dominik Andreas Daume, Thorsten Michels