Patents by Inventor John F. Buchholz

John F. Buchholz 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).

  • Reagent container
    Patent number: 4785953
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for orienting a reagent container in a rack so that the label on the container always points towards the user is provided. The container has an external surface at least a portion of which has an asymmetric perimeter which has mirror symmetry about at most one axis, said perimeter lying in a plane substantially parallel to the base of the container. The rack has an aperture having essentially the same asymmetric perimeter as the container and a size which permits the container to be received in the aperture in only one orientation. In certain preferred embodiments, the asymmetric perimeter is D-shaped, the container has a cavity with inwardly sloping sides and the container includes an integral sight glass by which its contents can be viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp.
    Inventors: John F. Buchholz, Robert S. Potts, Henry J. Rahn
  • Bottle or the like
    Patent number: D284166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: John F. Buchholz, Robert S. Potts, Henry J. Rahn
  • Bottle or the like
    Patent number: D285535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: John F. Buchholz, Henry J. Rahn
  • Bottle or the like
    Patent number: D309080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp.
    Inventor: John F. Buchholz