Patents by Inventor Edward A. Nuzzaci

Edward A. Nuzzaci 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).

  • Compact high volume analytical instrument architecture
    Patent number: 10060938
    Abstract: An analytical instrument architecture provides high analytical test throughput in a compact footprint. A dilution section creates dilutions of a sample, a reaction processing section contains containers for assay reaction and measurement, and a reagent storage section supports reagent storage and supply. Transfer probes move the dilution and reagents to reaction containers. The dilution processing section includes concentric, independently driven rings of dilution containers; the reaction processing section includes concentric rings of reaction containers driven by the same mechanism for parallel processing of assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnotics Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Evers, Gregory D. Ariff, Edward A. Nuzzaci, Edward F. Farina
  • COMPACT HIGH VOLUME ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20160245835
    Abstract: An analytical instrument architecture provides high analytical test throughput in a compact footprint. A dilution section creates dilutions of a sample, a reaction processing section contains containers for assay reaction and measurement, and a reagent storage section supports reagent storage and supply. Transfer probes move the dilution and reagents to reaction containers. The dilution processing section includes concentric, independently driven rings of dilution containers; the reaction processing section includes concentric rings of reaction containers driven by the same mechanism for parallel processing of assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Evers, Gregory D. Ariff, Edward A. Nuzzaci, Edward F. Farina
  • Method of sampling a container
    Patent number: 5265482
    Abstract: A container is scanned bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom with a capacitive sensor to detect liquid interfaces therein. The interfaces are coded, have their height stored and have their codes compared to determine the internal consistency. If consistent, the code and height information is used to sample a desired layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James E. Davis, Edward A. Nuzzaci