Patents by Inventor Jared S. Hummel

Jared S. Hummel 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).

  • Rapid thermocycler with movable cooling assembly
    Patent number: 7939312
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for effecting rapid thermocycling in connection with the polymerase chain reaction are disclosed. A sample assembly having a relatively small thermal mass is heated to desired PCR operating temperatures, and a separate cooling assembly is used to rapidly lower the temperature as required. In one embodiment, a sample assembly with an integrated heating element is isolated from a relatively large thermal mass cold sink when the temperature of a sample is to be raised or maintained, and brought in contact with the cold sink when the temperature is desired to be lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: DxNA LLC
    Inventors: Danvern R. Roberts, William D. Bickmore, Jr., Jared S. Hummel
  • Rapid Thermocycler
    Publication number: 20080057542
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for effecting rapid thermocycling in connection with the polymerase chain reaction are disclosed. A sample assembly having a relatively small thermal mass is heated to desired PCR operating temperatures, and a separate cooling assembly is used to rapidly lower the temperature as required. In one embodiment, a sample assembly with an integrated heating element is isolated from a relatively large thermal mass cold sink when the temperature of a sample is to be raised or maintained, and brought in contact with the cold sink when the temperature is desired to be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Danvern R. Roberts, William D. Bickmore, Jared S. Hummel