Patents by Inventor John R. MERKLING

John R. MERKLING 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).

  • Centrifuge for processing blood and blood components
    Patent number: 9079194
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus which are particularly useful in blood component collection, and more specifically, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for centrifugally separating buffy coat that reduce the surface available for separated buffy coat components to sediment on by varying the radius of the product collection bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Terumo BCT, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Hlavinka, John R. Merkling
  • CENTRIFUGE FOR PROCESSING BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120015795
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus which are particularly useful in blood component collection, and more specifically, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for centrifugally separating buffy coat that reduce the surface available for separated buffy coat components to sediment on by varying the radius of the product collection bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CARIDIANBCT, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis J. HLAVINKA, John R. MERKLING