Patents by Inventor Edgar Allison Outhouse

Edgar Allison Outhouse 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).

  • Modular robotic system and method for sample processing
    Patent number: 8965558
    Abstract: A reconfigurable automated system is provided. The system comprises a backbone including a plurality of docking ports, at least one module including a connector for releasably coupling the module to the backbone, and a motion unit, connected to the backbone, for providing an object to the module when the module is coupled to the backbone. The module connector and one of the docking ports form a connection interface, including a mechanical alignment device and an electrical connection, when the module is operationally coupled to the backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Thermo CRS Ltd.
    Inventors: Hansjoerg Werner Haas, Trevor Gordon Jones, Daniel Curtis McCrackin, Edgar Allison Outhouse, Thomas Ian Hatherley, Michael Paul Riff, Gregory Earl Lowe, Richard Alexander Huber, Jonathan David Wittchen, Bradley Kenneth Klinck, Michael Macalister Peck, Susan Hertz