Patents by Inventor John Shigeura, deceased

John Shigeura, deceased 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).

  • Non-Contact Radiant Heating and Temperature Sensing Device for a Chemical Reaction Chamber
    Publication number: 20080095679
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of chemical reaction chambers can simultaneously or sequentially be heated independently and monitored separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Applera Corporation
    Inventor: Janice John Shigeura (Deceased)
  • Non-contact radiant heating and temperature sensing device for a chemical reaction chamber
    Patent number: 7294812
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of chemical reaction chambers can simultaneously or sequentially be heated independently and monitored separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Janice G. Shigeura, legal representative, John Shigeura, deceased
  • Loading features for channel array
    Patent number: 7235163
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for loading a channel device for electrophoretic separation including cilia which can be deflected into wells of a multi-well tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Paul O. Ramstad, Sean M. Desmond, Janice G. Shigeura, legal representative, Richard T. Reel, Richard Morris, John Shigeura, deceased
  • Non-contact radiant heating and temperature sensing device for a chemical reaction chamber
    Patent number: 7173218
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of chemical reaction chambers can simultaneously or sequentially be heated independently and monitored separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Janice G. Shigeura, legal representative, John Shigeura, deceased