Patents by Inventor Eric Bernard Weiland

Eric Bernard Weiland 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).

  • Centrifugation systems with non-contact seal assemblies
    Patent number: 10016767
    Abstract: Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Alfa Wassermann, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Michael Spiegel, Eric Bernard Weiland
  • CENTRIFUGATION SYSTEMS WITH NON-CONTACT SEAL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20150202635
    Abstract: Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kurt Michael Spiegel, Eric Bernard Weiland