Patents by Inventor Joseph Bionda

Joseph Bionda 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).

  • Apparatus for freezing by means of a cryogenic liquid biological products placed in straws
    Patent number: 4783973
    Abstract: A thermally insulated enclosure (1) containing a bath (20) of liquid nitrogen. The enclosure contains a case (3) of flat shape provided with a thermal insulation (4) whose performance is lower than that (2) of the enclosure (1) and comprising, on one hand, supports (17) for supporting straws in a horizontal plane, and, on the other hand, a heater (8) for heating the lower wall (7) and/or the cover (6) of the case. Application in the freezing of animal or human embryos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Nicole Angelier, Joseph Bionda, Jean-Yves Thonnelier