Patents by Inventor Jeff Rau

Jeff Rau 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).

  • Method and system for pretreatment of tissue slides
    Patent number: 7758809
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for automatic staining of at least one tissue sample accommodated on a slide by applying reagents. The system may include at least one slide provided in a slide rack, a fluid containment element, a slide holder, a vertical slide positioner to pivot the slides to a vertical position, and a slide immerser element to immerse the vertical slide into a fluid containment element or even a dip tank. By pivoting the slides from a horizontal to a vertical position, an automated method and apparatus for carrying out a pretreatment in an automated staining apparatus may be provided. The pivoting of slides may ensure an appropriate orientation of the slides for both the pretreatment and the staining processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Dako Cytomation Denmark A/S
    Inventors: John Favuzzi, Benno Guggenheimer, Jeff Rau, Marc Key, Robert Lathrop, Rosanne Welcher
  • Method and System for Pretreatment of Tissue Slides
    Publication number: 20100081167
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for automatic staining of at least one tissue sample accommodated on a slide by applying reagents. The system may include at least one slide provided in a slide rack, a fluid containment element, a slide holder, a vertical slide positioner to pivot the slides to a vertical position, and a slide immerser element to immerse the vertical slide into a fluid containment element or even a dip tank. By pivoting the slides from a horizontal to a vertical position, an automated method and apparatus for carrying out a pretreatment in an automated staining apparatus may be provided. The pivoting of slides may ensure an appropriate orientation of the slides for both the pretreatment and the staining processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: John Favuzzi, Benno Guggenheimer, Jeff Rau, Marc Key, Robert Lathrop, Rosanne Welcher
  • Method and system for pretreatment of tissue slides
    Patent number: 7648678
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for automatic staining of at least one tissue sample accommodated on a slide by applying reagents. The system may include at least one slide provided in a slide rack, a fluid containment element, a slide holder, a vertical slide positioner to pivot the slides to a vertical position, and a slide immerser element to immerse the vertical slide into a fluid containment element or even a dip tank. By pivoting the slides from a horizontal to a vertical position, an automated method and apparatus for carrying out a pretreatment in an automated staining apparatus may be provided. The pivoting of slides may ensure an appropriate orientation of the slides for both the pretreatment and the staining processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: DAKO Denmark A/S
    Inventors: John Favuzzi, Benno Guggenheimer, Jeff Rau, Marc Key, Robert Lathrop, Rosanne Welcher
  • Method and apparatus for pretreatment of tissue slides
    Publication number: 20050064535
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for automatic staining of at least one tissue sample accommodated on a slide by applying reagents. The system may include at least one slide provided in a slide rack, a fluid containment element, a slide holder, a vertical slide positioner to pivot the slides to a vertical position, and a slide immerser element to immerse the vertical slide into a fluid containment element or even a dip tank. By pivoting the slides from a horizontal to a vertical position, an automated method and apparatus for carrying out a pretreatment in an automated staining apparatus may be provided. The pivoting of slides may ensure an appropriate orientation of the slides for both the pretreatment and the staining processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Dako Cytomation Denmark A/S
    Inventors: John Favuzzi, Benno Guggenheimer, Jeff Rau, Marc Key, Robert Lathrop, Rosanne Welcher