Patents by Inventor Jim Clements

Jim Clements 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).

  • Cover slip mixing apparatus
    Patent number: 6939032
    Abstract: A cover slip mixing apparatus having a support and a flexible cover slip positioned over and forming a chamber between the support and the cover slip. A device is positioned with respect to the support and cover slip for applying a force on the cover slip and flexing the cover slip toward the support, the flexing cover slip providing a mixing action of a material located in the chamber. A microfluidic device includes a substrate with a fluid path disposed in the substrate. A flexible cover is positioned over the substrate and the fluid path, and a device is positioned with respect to the substrate and the cover. The device is operable to apply forces to the cover and flex the cover to act on fluid in the fluid path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Erie Scientific Company
    Inventors: N. Guy Cosby, David J. Moore, Jim Clements
  • Cover slip mixing apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030107946
    Abstract: A cover slip mixing apparatus having a support and a flexible cover slip positioned over and forming a chamber between the support and the cover slip. A device is positioned with respect to the support and cover slip for applying a force on the cover slip and flexing the cover slip toward the support, the flexing cover slip providing a mixing action of a material located in the chamber. A microfluidic device includes a substrate with a fluid path disposed in the substrate. A flexible cover is positioned over the substrate and the fluid path, and a device is positioned with respect to the substrate and the cover. The device is operable to apply forces to the cover and flex the cover to act on fluid in the fluid path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: N. Guy Cosby, David J. Moore, Jim Clements