Patents by Inventor Frank Jay Robb

Frank Jay Robb 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).

  • Merge stop gate for an automated laboratory sample handling worksystem
    Patent number: 8232103
    Abstract: A method for replacing a first sample carried on a moving secondary conveyor onto a moving primary conveyor at a potential interference point while the primary conveyor is transporting a second sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry Lynn Miller, Frank Jay Robb, Peter Louis Gebrian, Sandor Lajos Kovacs
  • Insert for Restraining Tube Rotation in a Sample Tube Rack
    Publication number: 20090028754
    Abstract: A sample tube carrier insert having a bottom portions with opposing projections vertically extending above bottom portion so that an interference-fit is formed between the bottom of a sample tube carried by the carrier and the projections to prevent undesirable rotation of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: DADE BEHRING INC.
    Inventor: Frank Jay Robb
  • Merge stop gate for an automated laboratory sample handling worksystem
    Publication number: 20080038827
    Abstract: A method for replacing a first sample carried on a moving secondary conveyor onto a moving primary conveyor at a potential interference point while the primary conveyor is transporting a second sample
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Kerry Lynn Miller, Frank Jay Robb, Peter Louis Gebrian, Sandor Lajos Kovacs