Patents by Inventor Holger Soe Plougsgaard

Holger Soe Plougsgaard 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).

  • Patent number: 10183846
    Abstract: An arrangement for secure transfer of a travelling trolley between a first and a second rail in a hoisting system is provided. The arrangement including: a first and a second engagement devices are arranged to engage when the rails are aligned; a third and a fourth engagement devices are arranged to engage when the rails are aligned; a pivotable stop which in a closed position is arranged to form a barrier in the path of the trolley, and which is coupled with the first engagement device such that the first stop is pivoted out of the path of the trolley when the first and the second engagement devices engage, such that the trolley can pass between the rails; a pivotable second stop which in a closed position is coupled with the third engagement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: V. GULDMANN A/S
    Inventors: Ole Bøgh-Sørensen, Johnni Stræde, Holger Søe Plougsgaard
  • Patent number: 10047331
    Abstract: A tray (100; 400; 500; 600) for accommodating a cell culture (101), such as an embryo, for use during culturing thereof and for optical monitoring of the cell culture, e.g. during in vitro fertilization comprises a carrier structure (104;404;504;604) defining at least one accommodating zone (102; 402; 502; 602) for accommodating the cell culture. At least one focal lens (110; 410; 510; 610), notably a numerical aperture increasing lens is integrally formed with the carrier structure to facilitate monitoring of the cell culture through the carrier structure. A diameter of the focal lens may exceed a diameter of the at least one accommodating zone. The focal lens may be integrally molded with the carrier structure from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: UNISENSE FERTILITECH A/S
    Inventors: Jonas Lerche Hansen, Niels B. Ramsing, Søren Porsgaard, Holger Søe Plougsgaard, Mai Faurschou Isaksen
  • Publication number: 20170137264
    Abstract: An arrangement for secure transfer of a travelling trolley between a first and a second rail in a hoisting system is provided. The arrangement including: a first and a second engagement devices are arranged to engage when the rails are aligned; a third and a fourth engagement devices are arranged to engage when the rails are aligned; a pivotable stop which in a closed position is arranged to form a barrier in the path of the trolley, and which is coupled with the first engagement device such that the first stop is pivoted out of the path of the trolley when the first and the second engagement devices engage, such that the trolley can pass between the rails; a pivotable second stop which in a closed position is coupled with the third engagement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: V. GULDMANN A/S
    Inventors: Ole Bøgh-Sørensen, Johnni Stræde, Holger Søe Plougsgaard
  • Patent number: 9588104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, a system and a method for performing monitoring and/or cultivation of microscopic objects. Microscopic objects are in particular microscopic organisms like bacteria and cell cultures, such as cultivation objects like tissue samples and embryos, providing optimal and safe cultivation conditions for incubation during embryo development and for facilitating the selection of optimal embryos to be used in vitro fertilization (IVF) by facilitating embryo handling for automated digital imaging and time-lapse microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Unisense FertiliTech A/S
    Inventors: Niels B. Ramsing, Jorgen Berntsen, Jens K. Gundersen, Holger Soe Plougsgaard
  • Publication number: 20160017267
    Abstract: A tray (100; 400; 500; 600) for accommodating a cell culture (101), such as an embryo, for use during culturing thereof and for optical monitoring of the cell culture, e.g. during in vitro fertilization comprises a carrier structure (104;404;504;604) defining at least one accommodating zone (102; 402; 502; 602) for accommodating the cell culture. At least one focal lens (110; 410; 510; 610), notably a numerical aperture increasing lens is integrally formed with the carrier structure to facilitate monitoring of the cell culture through the carrier structure. A diameter of the focal lens may exceed a diameter of the at least one accommodating zone. The focal lens may be integrally moulded with the carrier structure from a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonas Lerche HANSEN, Niels B. RAMSING, Søren PORSGAARD, Holger Søe PLOUGSGAARD, Mai Faurschou ISAKSEN
  • Publication number: 20140212911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system arranged for assisting secure handling of cells in order to minimize the risk of handling mistakes resulting in mix-up of cell samples. The system allows for one to one identification of cells during a whole culturing period. This is obtained by providing a culturing system with loading/exit control means which ensures that only one device is capable of being loaded/removed at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: UNISENSE FERTILITECH A/S
    Inventors: Niels B. Ramsing, Jorgen Berntsen, Jens K. Gundersen, Holger Soe Plougsgaard
  • Publication number: 20140141463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, a system and a method for performing monitoring and/or cultivation of microscopic objects. Microscopic objects are in particular microscopic organisms like bacteria and cell cultures, such as cultivation objects like tissue samples and embryos, providing optimal and safe cultivation conditions for incubation during embryo development and for facilitating the selection of optimal embryos to be used in vitro fertilization (IVF) by facilitating embryo handling for automated digital imaging and time-lapse microscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: UNISENSE FERTILITECH A/S
    Inventors: Niels B. Ramsing, Jorgen Berntsen, Jens K. Gundersen, Holger Soe Plougsgaard
  • Patent number: 8633017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, a system and a method for performing monitoring and/or cultivation of microscopic objects. Microscopic objects are in particular microscopic organisms like bacteria and cell cultures, such as cultivation objects like tissue samples and embryos, providing optimal and safe cultivation conditions for incubation during embryo development and for facilitating the selection of optimal embryos to be used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) by facilitating embryo handling for automated digital imaging and time-lapse microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Unisense FertiliTech A/S
    Inventors: Niels B. Ramsing, Jorgen Berntsen, Jens K. Gundersen, Holger Soe Plougsgaard
  • Publication number: 20110165609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, a system and a method for performing monitoring and/or cultivation of microscopic objects. Microscopic objects are in particular microscopic organisms like bacteria and cell cultures, such as cultivation objects like tissue samples and embryos, providing optimal and safe cultivation conditions for incubation during embryo development and for facilitating the selection of optimal embryos to be used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) by facilitating embryo handling for automated digital imaging and time-lapse microscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Niels B. Ramsing, Jorgen Berntsen, Jen K. Gunmark, Holger Soe Plougsgaard
  • Patent number: D700354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Unisense FertiliTech A/S
    Inventors: Holger Soe Plougsgaard, Inge Errebo Agerholm, Kamilla Sofie Pedersen, Mette Nielsen, Reidun Berghold Kuhlmann, Lisbeth Kongsbak Lyngberg, Karin Tubbert Clausen, Jens K. Gundersen, Niels B. Ramsing