Patents by Inventor John W. Runcie

John W. Runcie 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).

  • Automated shutter for dark acclimating samples
    Patent number: 9395238
    Abstract: An automated shutter for dark acclimating a sample, comprising a base and a head mounted to the base and movable between an open and closed position. The automated shutter further comprises one or more artificial light sources and one or more optical detectors disposed in said head or base, and wherein the head is contiguous with the sample when moved into the closed position. Another embodiment comprises an enclosure placed over a sample to be dark acclimatized, with one or more artificial light sources and optical detectors disposed within or closely adjacent to said enclosure which is configured to be transformed between an optically transparent state and an optically opaque state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: John W. Runcie
  • AUTOMATED SHUTTER FOR DARK ACCLIMATING SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20140001348
    Abstract: An automated shutter for dark acclimating a sample, comprising a base and a head mounted to the base and movable between an open and closed position. The automated shutter further comprises one or more artificial light sources and one or more optical detectors disposed in said head or base, and wherein the head is contiguous with the sample when moved into the closed position. Another embodiment comprises an enclosure placed over a sample to be dark acclimatised, with one or more artificial light sources and optical detectors disposed within or closely adjacent to said enclosure which is configured to be transformed between an optically transparent state and an optically opaque state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: John W. Runcie
  • Automated shutter for dark acclimating samples
    Patent number: 8530826
    Abstract: An automated shutter for dark acclimating a sample, comprising a base and a head mounted to the base and movable between an open and closed position. The automated shutter further comprises one or more artificial light sources and one or more optical detectors disposed in said head or base, and wherein the head is contiguous with the sample when moved into the closed position. Another embodiment comprises an enclosure placed over a sample to be dark acclimatized, with one or more artificial light sources and optical detectors disposed within or closely adjacent to said enclosure which is configured to be transformed between an optically transparent state and an optically opaque state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: John W. Runcie
  • AUTOMATED SHUTTER FOR DARK ACCLIMATING SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20110101210
    Abstract: An automated shutter for dark acclimating a sample, comprising a base and a head mounted to the base and movable between an open and closed position. The automated shutter further comprises one or more artificial light sources and one or more optical detectors disposed in said head or base, and wherein the head is contiguous with the sample when moved into the closed position. Another embodiment comprises an enclosure placed over a sample to be dark acclimatised, with one or more artificial light sources and optical detectors disposed within or closely adjacent to said enclosure which is configured to be transformed between an optically transparent state and an optically opaque state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: John W. Runcie