Patents by Inventor Kevin N. Constable

Kevin N. Constable 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).

  • Clinically testing biological samples
    Patent number: 5966309
    Abstract: This invention relates to an automated apparatus for subjecting samples to one or more selected test procedures at one or more test stations comprising a conveyor line for transporting samples contained in uniquely labeled containers, said line having at least two lanes for routing said containers to one or more selectable test stations, at least one of said lanes being a transport lane and at least one of said lanes being a queue line, and having a container interface device for transferring containers to said testing device from the queue lane and back again onto said queue lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: David P. O'Bryan, Kevin N. Constable, Peter Sagona, Bingham H. Van Dyke, Jr.
  • Automated sampling and testing of biological materials
    Patent number: 5623415
    Abstract: This invention relates to an automated apparatus for subjecting samples to one or more selected test procedures at one or more test stations comprising a conveyor line for transporting samples contained in uniquely labeled containers, said line having at least two lanes for routing said containers to one or more selectable test stations, at least one of said lanes being a transport lane and at least one of said lanes being a queue lane, and having a container interface device for transferring containers to said testing device from the queue lane and back again onto said queue lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: David P. O'Bryan, Kevin N. Constable, Peter J. Sagona, Bingham H. Van Dyke, Jr.