Patents by Inventor Fernd Engelen

Fernd Engelen 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).

  • Incubation container system
    Patent number: 7915033
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a container for investigating at least one specimen are described. The method and system include providing a dish. The dish includes a floor, a plurality of sidewalls, and at least one pedestal. The floor has a perimeter. The plurality of sidewalls coupled with the floor proximate to the perimeter. The at least one pedestal resides on a portion of the floor and is pedestal configured to support at least one microscope slide distal from the floor. The at least one microscope slide bears the specimen(s) for investigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nanopoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Len Higashi, Fernd Engelen, Peter Bristol, Cathy Owen, Dan Blase, Dexter Poon
  • INCUBATION CONTAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100097695
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a container for investigating at least one specimen are described. The method and system include providing a dish. The dish includes a floor, a plurality of sidewalls, and at least one pedestal. The floor has a perimeter. The plurality of sidewalls coupled with the floor proximate to the perimeter. The at least one pedestal resides on a portion of the floor and is pedestal configured to support at least one microscope slide distal from the floor. The at least one microscope slide bears the specimen(s) for investigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: NANOPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Len Higashi, Fernd Engelen, Peter Bristol, Cathy Owen, Dan Blase, Dexter Poon