Patents by Inventor Edwin Van Zon

Edwin Van Zon 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).

  • Method for removing a fluid from a container and device therefor
    Patent number: 8016737
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing a liquid, in particular a supernatant, from a container with a sample, by creating an opening in a container with a sample consisting of solid constituents and a liquid, and subsequently centrifuging the container so as to cause the liquid to flow out of the container through the created opening. Also provided is a device for making a container suitable for use in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Petrus Cornelis De Wit, Robert Helene Ghislain Dirks, Edwin Van Zon, Leendert Jacobus Woudenberg
  • Method for removing a liquid from a container and device therefor
    Publication number: 20080296230
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing a liquid, in particular a supernatant, from a container with a sample, by creating an opening in a container with a sample consisting of solid constituents and a liquid, and subsequently centrifuging the container so as to cause the liquid to flow out of the container through the created opening. Also provided is a device for making a container suitable for use in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jacobus Petrus Cornelis De Wit, Robert Helene Ghislain Dirks, Edwin Van Zon, Leendert Jacobus Woudenberg