Patents by Inventor Frank L. Pawlowski

Frank L. Pawlowski 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).

  • SAMPLE APPLICATOR SENSING AND POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20160011223
    Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning a sample applicator relative to a substrate include: (a) obtaining an image of the sample applicator in proximity to the substrate, where the image includes a direct image region corresponding to the sample applicator and a first reflected image region corresponding to an image of the sample applicator reflected from a surface of the substrate; (b) determining a position of an edge of the sample applicator in the direct image region; (c) determining a position of a reflected edge of the sample applicator in the first reflected image region; (d) determining a distance between the edge of the sample applicator and the reflected edge of the sample applicator; and (e) determining the position of the sample applicator relative to the substrate based on the distance between the edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Russell Zahniser, David Zahniser, Stephen Conroy, Eric Leknes, Michael Zahniser, Frank L. Pawlowski
  • Sample applicator sensing and positioning
    Patent number: 9146247
    Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning a sample applicator relative to a substrate include: (a) obtaining an image of the sample applicator in proximity to the substrate, where the image includes a direct image region corresponding to the sample applicator and a first reflected image region corresponding to an image of the sample applicator reflected from a surface of the substrate; (b) determining a position of an edge of the sample applicator in the direct image region; (c) determining a position of a reflected edge of the sample applicator in the first reflected image region; (d) determining a distance between the edge of the sample applicator and the reflected edge of the sample applicator; and (e) determining the position of the sample applicator relative to the substrate based on the distance between the edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Hematology, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Zahniser, David Zahniser, Stephen Conroy, Eric Leknes, Michael Zahniser, Frank L. Pawlowski
  • SAMPLE APPLICATOR SENSING AND POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20130021461
    Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning a sample applicator relative to a substrate include: (a) obtaining an image of the sample applicator in proximity to the substrate, where the image includes a direct image region corresponding to the sample applicator and a first reflected image region corresponding to an image of the sample applicator reflected from a surface of the substrate; (b) determining a position of an edge of the sample applicator in the direct image region; (c) determining a position of a reflected edge of the sample applicator in the first reflected image region; (d) determining a distance between the edge of the sample applicator and the reflected edge of the sample applicator; and (e) determining the position of the sample applicator relative to the substrate based on the distance between the edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CONSTITUTION MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Russell Zahniser, David J. Zahniser, Stephen Conroy, Eric Leknes, Michael Zahniser, Frank L. Pawlowski