Patents by Inventor Frank Naccarato

Frank Naccarato 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatically inoculating culture media with bacterial specimens from specimen containers
    Patent number: 6617146
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for automatically positioning specimen containers and culture medium containers and transferring specimen samples from the containers to the culture medium. The samples are positioned at predetermined locations, and a sample is automatically streaked in a pattern on the culture medium after deposition of the sample. A means is also provided for establishing the predetermined locations by recording a position of a deposit location in a memory as deposit location data. Biological specimens such as a sample of bacteria are used in the method and system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Canadian Space Agency
    Inventors: Frank Naccarato, Anne M. C. Bornath, Georgeta Mazilu