Patents by Inventor Ernest J. Wodds, III

Ernest J. Wodds, III 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).

  • Plate alignment and sample transfer indicia for a multiwell multiplate stack and method for processing biological/chemical samples using the same
    Patent number: 7273759
    Abstract: Device and method for processing samples are provided. A first multiwell plate is stacked atop a second multiwell plate. The first multiwell plate has x wells arranged in an array, each well is capable of receiving a sample and has an outlet. The second multiwell plate has y wells arranged in an array, each well being capable of receiving a separate sample. y>x. The outlets of the first multiwell plate register with inlets of a subset of wells of the second multiwell plate when the first plate is stacked atop the second plate. Also provided are a mechanism for aligning the plates and transfer indicia for tracking transfer of sample from the first to the second plate. A mechanism for sealing the first plate to the second plate is provided so that samples can be directly transferred between the plates without cross-contamination occurring in open wells of the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Coffman, Hong Lu, Ernest J. Wodds, III