Patents by Inventor Joseph H. Jackson

Joseph H. Jackson 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).

  • Instrument excitation source and calibration method
    Patent number: 7714301
    Abstract: An apparatus including an LED excitation source and module useful for full plate imaging fluorescence instruments as well as methods for calibrating such instruments. The apparatus may include a light source operative to provide simultaneous illumination of a first wavelength selected to a plurality of samples to excite the fluorescent emission of light of a second wavelength by said plurality of samples wherein the light source is an LED array; and an optical sensor, responsive to light at said second wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Molecular Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Jackson, Robert M. Gavin, III, Richard C. Tighe, Steve McNerney, Wu Jiang, Todd E. French, Reginald Tobias
  • Light detection device
    Patent number: 6930314
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for optical illumination and/or detection with improved flexibility and/or read speed. The apparatus and methods may include mechanisms for selecting and switching between multiple excitation wavelengths and/or simultaneously reading from a plurality of sample sites. The apparatus and methods may be used with microplates, PCR plates, cell culture plates, biochips, chromatography plates, microscope slides, and other substrates for high-throughput screening, genomics, SNPs analysis, pharmaceutical research and development, life sciences research, and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Molecular Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Jackson, III, Dean G. Hafeman, Todd E. French
  • Pipettor systems and components
    Publication number: 20040141885
    Abstract: This invention relates to pipette systems for transferring fluid between fluid receptacles; dispensing fluid from a fluid reservoir to a fluid receptacle and the reverse; and systems capable of both transferring and dispensing fluids wherein the pipette system incorporates a flexible sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Molecular Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Charles N. Godin, Joseph H. Jackson, Samuel A. Marquiss
  • Pipettor systems and components
    Publication number: 20030223910
    Abstract: This invention relates to pipette systems for transferring fluid between fluid receptacles; dispensing fluid from a fluid reservoir to a fluid receptacle and the reverse; and systems capable of both transferring and dispensing fluids wherein the pipette system incorporates a flexible sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Molecular Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Jackson, James M. Hamilton, Samuel A. Marquiss, Charles N. Godin
  • Light detection device
    Publication number: 20020109100
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for optical illumination and/or detection with improved flexibility and/or read speed. The apparatus and methods may include mechanisms for selecting and switching between multiple excitation wavelengths and/or simultaneously reading from a plurality of sample sites. The apparatus and methods may be used with microplates, PCR plates, cell culture plates, biochips, chromatography plates, microscope slides, and other substrates for high-throughput screening, genomics, SNPs analysis, pharmaceutical research and development, life sciences research, and other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph H. Jackson, Dean G. Hafeman, Todd French