Patents by Inventor Joe Zock

Joe Zock 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).

  • Flow cytometry sample separation methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 9897531
    Abstract: A method for identifying sample boundaries of a plurality of samples is provided. The method includes moving a plurality of samples comprising particles into a fluid flow stream using a sampling probe and introducing marker beads into the fluid flow stream between adjacent samples in the plurality of samples via the sampling probe to produce a marker bead-separated plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream. Marker beads may be introduced into the fluid flow stream by introducing the marker beads from a chamber surrounding at least a portion of the sampling probe, or by introducing the marker beads from a cartridge having a pierceable membrane underlying at least one chamber, the at least one chamber containing marker beads. Sampling systems and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intellicyt
    Inventors: Constantine I. Andreev, Matthew Hess, Joe Zock
  • Flow Cytometry Sample Separation Methods and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20150346075
    Abstract: A method for identifying sample boundaries of a plurality of samples is provided. The method includes moving a plurality of samples comprising particles into a fluid flow stream using a sampling probe and introducing marker beads into the fluid flow stream between adjacent samples in the plurality of samples via the sampling probe to produce a marker bead-separated plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream. Marker beads may be introduced into the fluid flow stream by introducing the marker beads from a chamber surrounding at least a portion of the sampling probe, or by introducing the marker beads from a cartridge having a pierceable membrane underlying at least one chamber, the at least one chamber containing marker beads. Sampling systems and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Constantine I. Andreev, Matthew Hess, Joe Zock