Patents by Inventor Jay R. Harp

Jay R. Harp 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).

  • Publication number: 20080151683
    Abstract: A flexible container is used in conjunction with a magnetic mixer. The flexible container is in the form of a bag, and is designed to rest on top of a magnetic mixer. The bag is comprised of a flexible, but impermeable-film material. A stand may be used in conjunction with bag to support larger volume flexible containers when filled with solution, permitting the exterior body of the flexible container to rest against the sides of the stand. A baffle may be interposed between the stand and bag. The baffle contacts, and thereby deforms (indents) the flexible film membrane of the container, when the container is filled with solution. So, when a stir bar of the mixer spins and fluid circulates, the baffle causes fluid to circulate erratically around a protrusion caused by the baffle, and imparts turbulence when fluid mixes around it. This prevents backflow from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Meadows, Jay R. Harp, Michael A. Ryan, Steven Welch
  • Publication number: 20080151686
    Abstract: A flexible container is used in conjunction with a magnetic mixer. The flexible container is in the form of a bag, and is designed to rest on top of a magnetic mixer. The bag is comprised of a flexible, but impermeable-film material. The bag is flat with no seams on the bottom. A stir bar is encapsulated in a nonabrasive and soft material, such as silicone. The non-abrasive material around the stir bar permits the stir bar to directly touch the flexible film material, and prevents scratching or deteriorating of the film, as the stir bar rotates on the bottom of the flexible container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Meadows, Jay R. Harp, Michael A. Ryan, Steven D. Welch