Patents by Inventor Douglas Yates

Douglas Yates 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).

  • Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery
    Publication number: 20080056960
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Robert McKnight, Douglas Yates
  • Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy
    Publication number: 20080031094
    Abstract: This invention relates to systems and methods for applying acoustic energy to a sample. According to one aspect of the invention, a system comprises a housing, a chamber for receiving the sample, an acoustic energy source for providing a focused acoustic field to the sample according to a treatment protocol, a processor for determining the treatment protocol, a sensor for detecting information about the sample, and a user interface for communicating with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Douglas Yates
  • Methods and systems for compound management and sample preparation
    Publication number: 20070053795
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for automated compound management and sample preparation using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Douglas Yates
  • Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery
    Publication number: 20060158956
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for using acoustic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Covaris, Inc.
    Inventors: James Laugharn, Brevard Garrison, Robert McKnight, Douglas Yates