Patents by Inventor George Posthuma

George Posthuma 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).

  • Device and method for carrying out immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue
    Patent number: 7115386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for carrying out in an optimized and automated manner immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue (2b). A support plate (1) which can be automatically moved by means of a computer-controlled conveying device (20) and on which several thin sections of tissue (2b) are placed on small metal screens (2) is immersed like a die into a liquid that is composed of a washing or marking solution (6) and is placed in several recesses (5) within an object support (4). The object support can also be automatically moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventor: George Posthuma
  • Device and method for carrying out immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue
    Publication number: 20050233409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for carrying out in an optimized and automated manner immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue (2b). A support plate (1) which can be automatically moved by means of a computer-controlled conveying device (20) and on which several thin sections of tissue (2b) are placed on small metal screens (2) is immersed like a die into a liquid that is composed of a washing or marking solution (6) and is placed in several recesses (5) within an object support (4). The object support can also be automatically moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: George Posthuma