Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Dwight Gibbs

Jeffrey Dwight Gibbs 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).

  • Automated Staining and Decolorization of Biological Material
    Publication number: 20160018301
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Walden Lewis GIBBS, Jeffrey Dwight GIBBS
  • Automated Staining and Decolorization of Biological Material
    Publication number: 20140057338
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: DCB Trust
    Inventors: Walden Lewis GIBBS, Jeffrey Dwight GIBBS
  • Automated Staining and Decolorization of Biological Material
    Publication number: 20090081774
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: BURNS ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Walden Lewis GIBBS, Jeffrey Dwight GIBBS
  • Automated staining and decolorization of biological material
    Patent number: 7452506
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Burns Energy Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Walden Lewis Gibbs, Jeffrey Dwight Gibbs
  • Automated staining and decolorization of biological material
    Publication number: 20030138877
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen then is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Walden Lewis Gibbs, Jeffrey Dwight Gibbs
  • Automated staining and decolorization of biological material
    Patent number: 6468764
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for staining samples of biological material for accurate analysis of the sample. Biological material is applied to a substrate, such as a microscope slide. The biological specimen then is then stained with a selected staining composition, which may be gentian violet for a Gram's Stain analysis. The stained biological material is at least partially decolorized and the level of decolorization is analyzed electron optically. If necessary, the decolorizing step and the optical analysis steps are repeated until a selected level of decolorization is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventors: Walden Lewis Gibbs, Jeffrey Dwight Gibbs