Patents by Inventor Jan Simon Portmann

Jan Simon Portmann 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).

  • Vessel dispensing system
    Patent number: 11092612
    Abstract: A system for dispensing vessels to an analyzer is disclosed. The system comprises a disc rotatable about an axis and comprising a groove, a drum arranged above and coupled to the disc to rotatable together about the axis, the drum comprising slots arranged along and around the axis, each slot comprising an input interface for stacking vessels in the slot and an output interface for dispensing the vessels, the output interface comprising a retainer, a crank translatable in a linear forwards and backwards direction orthogonal to the axis between a first, second, and third position. The crank comprises a pin for rotating the disc and bringing a slot into a dispensing position upon translation between the first and second position, the crank comprising an actuator pin for actuating the retainer in the dispensing position upon translation of the crank between the second and third position to dispense the vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Guggisberg, Christian Marty, Jan Simon Portmann, Gottlieb Schacher, Rolf Schneebeli, Markus Troxler, Beat Rene Widmer, Urs Wittenwiler
  • VESSEL DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190376992
    Abstract: A system for dispensing vessels to an analyzer is disclosed. The system comprises a disc rotatable about an axis and comprising a groove, a drum arranged above and coupled to the disc to rotatable together about the axis, the drum comprising slots arranged along and around the axis, each slot comprising an input interface for stacking vessels in the slot and an output interface for dispensing the vessels, the output interface comprising a retainer, a crank translatable in a linear forwards and backwards direction orthogonal to the axis between a first, second, and third position. The crank comprises a pin for rotating the disc and bringing a slot into a dispensing position upon translation between the first and second position, the crank comprising an actuator pin for actuating the retainer in the dispensing position upon translation of the crank between the second and third position to dispense the vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Guggisberg, Christian Marty, Jan Simon Portmann, Gottlieb Schacher, Rolf Schneebeli, Markus Troxler, Beat Rene Widmer, Urs Wittenwiler