Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Rule

Geoffrey Rule 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).

  • Robotic autosampler for automated electrospray from a microfluidic chip
    Publication number: 20050145787
    Abstract: A robotic autosampler provides for automated manipulation of microfluidic chips having multiple electrospray devices and/or sample inlets for interface to a mass spectrometer or other detection device. The autosampler also provides for connection of control voltages to the electrospray device to facilitate enablement, control and steering of charged droplets and ions. The autosampler further provides a method of fluid delivery that may be disposable or reusable. The delivery device may contain materials for component separation or sample purification. The delivery device may contain preloaded sample or the sample may be loaded by the autosampler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Simon Prosser, Geoffrey Rule, Gary Schultz, Thomas Corso
  • Air conditioning unit
    Patent number: D310409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Sigma Air Conditioning Pty, Limited
    Inventors: Keith R. Allen, Jeffrey Crawford, Geoffrey Rule