Patents by Inventor Frank McFall

Frank McFall 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).

  • Automated fluid control system and process
    Publication number: 20040157336
    Abstract: A fluidics station is described that includes a housing that accepts removable modules, where each of the removable modules includes; a holder that receives a probe array cartridge, where the probe array cartridge includes a chamber that is fluidically coupled to fluid transfer apertures; a transport mechanism that reversibly transports the holder and the probe array cartridge between a first position and a second position; alignment pins constructed and arranged to engage one or more alignment features of the probe array cartridge, where the probe array cartridge is in the second position; and a needle constructed and arranged to interface with each of the fluid transfer apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Petroff, Frank McFall, Peter Lobban, Richard Brisk, Eric Schultz, Raymond W. Leveille