Patents by Inventor Edward E. King
Edward E. King 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).
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Patent number: 11298701Abstract: A microtiter plate mixing control system is disclosed. The system includes a frame, a suspension system attached to the frame, and a magnetically responsive horizontal platform supported on the frame by the suspension system. A solenoid is adjacent the platform for moving the platform on the suspension system. A proximity sensor is adjacent the platform for determining the position of the platform with respect to the frame. A controller is in communication with the proximity sensor and the solenoid for driving the solenoid and moving the platform in response to the proximity sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: King Instrumentation TechnologiesInventor: Edward E. King
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Patent number: 11267139Abstract: A method of (and an associated device for) applying or measuring the force applied to a sample tube is disclosed. The method includes the steps of driving a plurality of gripping fingers from an open position to a gripping position against a tube, while measuring the movement of first and second coaxial gears driving the fingers before the fingers grip the tube, stopping the movement of the first coaxial gear when the fingers grip the tube, and allowing and measuring a further limited movement of the second coaxial gear after the fingers grip the tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ScinomixInventors: Edward E King, Nigel Malterer, Michael Chrisco
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Publication number: 20210308876Abstract: A method of (and an associated device for) applying or measuring the force applied to a sample tube is disclosed. The method includes the steps of driving a plurality of gripping fingers from an open position to a gripping position against a tube, while measuring the movement of first and second coaxial gears driving the fingers before the fingers grip the tube, stopping the movement of the first coaxial gear when the fingers grip the tube, and allowing and measuring a further limited movement of the second coaxial gear after the fingers grip the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SCINOMIX, INC.Inventors: Edward E King, Nigel Malterer, Michael Chrisco
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Publication number: 20200164365Abstract: A microtiter plate mixing control system is disclosed. The system includes a frame, a suspension attached to the frame, and a magnetically responsive horizontal platform supported on the frame by the suspension. A solenoid is adjacent the platform for moving the platform on the suspension. A proximity sensor is adjacent the platform for determining the position of the platform with respect to the frame. A controller is in communication with the proximity sensor and the solenoid for driving the solenoid and moving the platform in response to the proximity sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventor: EDWARD E. KING
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Patent number: 9606054Abstract: A holder and apparatus for terahertz imaging and/or spectroscopy of beads, particles or microparticles, and methods for terahertz imaging and/or spectroscopy of beads, particles or microparticles and making the holder are disclosed. The holder includes a tray having a substantially planar upper surface, and one or more offsets above or below the substantially planar upper surface. Each offset is configured to hold one of the beads, particles or microparticles, and has a height or depth configured to minimize or eliminate interference between reflections of the terahertz radiation from the tray and reflections of the terahertz radiation from the bead, particle or microparticle in or on the offset.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Edward E. King, David A. Heaps, Gregory Scott Self, Richard R. McKay, Mark J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20150090881Abstract: A holder and apparatus for terahertz imaging and/or spectroscopy of beads, particles or microparticles, and methods for terahertz imaging and/or spectroscopy of beads, particles or microparticles and making the holder are disclosed. The holder includes a tray having a substantially planar upper surface, and one or more offsets above or below the substantially planar upper surface. Each offset is configured to hold one of the beads, particles or microparticles, and has a height or depth configured to minimize or eliminate interference between reflections of the terahertz radiation from the tray and reflections of the terahertz radiation from the bead, particle or microparticle in or on the offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Edward E. KING, David A. HEAPS, Gregory Scott SELF, Richard R. MCKAY, Mark J. SULLIVAN
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Patent number: 8530239Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that the entire sample is subjected to NMR analysis. The method and apparatus according to the invention are suitable for rapidly determining the fat and oil content of samples collected during a production process and for process or quality control.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Publication number: 20110102002Abstract: An active electrode structure is disclosed that includes fullerenes produced by a carbo-thermal carbide conversion of a conductive carbide without a metal catalyst. Also disclosed is an electrode that includes a fullerene covalently bonded to a conductive carbide, the fullerene being an aligned or non-aligned array. The carbide substrate having a surface coating of covalently bonded fullerenes is characterized in that the peak separation of a cyclic voltammogram for the conductive carbide having a surface layer of the fullerene is less than about 150 mV at a scan rate of 5 mV/s in a 4 mM ferricyanide, 1M KCl solution. The fullerene may include about 50% or less non-crystalline carbon and about 5% or less of a transition metal that interferes with the ability of the active electrode structure to transfer electrons or detect an analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Bill L. Riehl, Bonnie D. Riehl, Edward E. King, Jay M. Johnson, Kevin T. Schlueter
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Publication number: 20100321046Abstract: A conductivity sensor is disclosed that comprises a forked electrode support that includes a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm spaced apart by a slot. Both the first arm and the second arm include a plurality of electrodes embedded in each arm. The first and second arms and the slot are capable of retaining a volume of fluid within the volume defined by the arms and the slot such that the conductivity of the fluid in the slot can be determined. The conductivity sensor is wipeable by a reciprocating wiper assembly positioned adjacent the forked electrode support such that the wiper element can travel through the slot and remove contaminants from the slot and the plurality of electrodes in each of the first and second arms. Also disclosed are methods of making the conductivity sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: YSI IncorporatedInventors: Robert C. Randall, Christopher J. Palassis, Michael T. James, Edward E. King, Ben E. Barnett
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Publication number: 20100252450Abstract: An active electrode structure is disclosed that includes fullerenes produced by conversion from a carbide. Also disclosed is an electrode that includes a fullerene covalently bonded to a carbide, the fullerene being an aligned or non-aligned array. The fullerene is included in an active electrode structure of the electrode that also includes about 50% or less non-crystalline carbon and about 5% or less of a transition metal that interferes with the ability of the active electrode structure to transfer electrons or detect an analyte. The active electrode substrate or the electrode may be included in a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Bill L. Riehl, Bonnie D. Riehl, Edward E. King, Jay M. Johnson, Kevin T. Schlueter
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Patent number: 7220591Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that the entire sample is subjected to NMR analysis. The method and apparatus according to the invention are suitable for rapidly determining the fat and oil content of samples collected during a production process and for process or quality control.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 7125721Abstract: A sample for NMR measurement of moisture and fat and oil contents is disclosed. The sample includes an organic portion containing at least some fats and oils, a pad that is substantially transparent to microwave radiation and is free of atoms that would interfere with or mask the NMR response of the protons in the fats and oils in the sample, and a sheet material that is free of atoms that would interfere with or mask the NMR response of the protons in the fats and oils in the sample, with the sheet material being wrapped around the organic portion and the pad.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Publication number: 20040214343Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that the entire sample is subjected to NMR analysis. The method and apparatus according to the invention are suitable for rapidly determining the fat and oil content of samples collected during a production process and for process or quality control.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 6787362Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that the entire sample is subjected to NMR analysis. The method and apparatus according to the invention are suitable for rapidly determining the fat and oil content of samples collected during a production process and for process or quality control.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Publication number: 20030124728Abstract: A sample for NMR measurement of moisture and fat and oil contents is disclosed. The sample includes an organic portion containing at least some fats and oils, a pad that is substantially transparent to microwave radiation and is free of atoms that would interfere with or mask the NMR response of the protons in the fats and oils in the sample, and a sheet material that is free of atoms that would interfere with or mask the NMR response of the protons in the fats and oils in the sample, with the sheet material being wrapped around the organic portion and the pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 6548303Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that the entire sample is subjected to NMR analysis. The method and apparatus according to the invention are suitable for rapidly determining the fat and oil content of samples collected during a production process and for process or quality control.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Michael J. Collins, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 5972711Abstract: A method for microwave assisted chemical processes is disclosed that comprises applying sufficient microwave radiation to a temperature-monitored mixture of reagents, with at least one of the reagents being thermally responsive to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range, and based on the monitored temperature, to maintain the added reagents at or closely about a predetermined temperature while substantially avoiding thermal dilution (or before substantial thermal dilution can occur) that otherwise would have been caused by the addition of the reagents to one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: David A. Barclay, William Edward Jennings, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 5840583Abstract: A method for microwave assisted chemical processes is disclosed that comprises applying sufficient microwave radiation to a temperature-monitored mixture of reagents, with at least one of the reagents being thermally responsive to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range, and based on the monitored temperature, to maintain the added reagents at or closely about a predetermined temperature while substantially avoiding thermal dilution (or before substantial thermal dilution can occur) that otherwise would have been caused by the addition of the reagents to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: David A. Barclay, William Edward Jennings, Edward E. King
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Patent number: 5796080Abstract: A microwave processing system is disclosed. The system is particularly useful for concurrently controlling a plurality of chemical reactions from a single microwave source. The system comprises a source that produces electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range; a waveguide in communication with the source and into which the source propagates microwave radiation; a resonator in communication with the waveguide; and an adjustable dynamic moderating device between the waveguide and the resonator for moderating the wave energy passing from the waveguide to the resonator without substantially changing the propagated mode in the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1995Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: William Edward Jennings, Dennis Palmer Manchester, Edward E. King, David A. Barclay
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Patent number: 5420039Abstract: A process and apparatus for controlled continuous microwave digestion of samples of materials to prepare them for subsequent analyses or other chemical operations. The material to be analyzed, in finely divided form and mixed with digesting liquid, such as a strong acid, is charged as a slug into a flowing liquid carrier stream, usually water, which stream, containing the slug, is passed in a tube through a zone in which the tube and contents are subjected to microwave radiation, to heat the digesting liquid and the material to be digested to promote the digestion. The process and apparatus are modified by inclusion of detecting and controlling steps and corresponding apparatus components to detect a condition of the flowing liquid without physically contacting it, as by determining the dielectric constant of contents of the tube, or a related property of such contents at one or more locations of the tube, usually outside the microwave zone, and controlling operations of the process and apparatus accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1992Date of Patent: May 30, 1995Assignee: CEM CorporationInventors: Brian W. Renoe, Edward E. King, Dale A. Yurkovich