Patents by Inventor Kim G. Franceschini

Kim G. Franceschini 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).

  • Chemical dispensing system and method
    Publication number: 20020182115
    Abstract: A system and method for applying one or more chemicals to a tissue sample is provided. The system preferably includes a cassette for housing a slide device, a film, and an injection system. The slide device preferably includes a specimen slide for containing the tissue sample and a cover plate connected to the specimen slide. The film is preferably moveable through the cassette along guide rollers and preferably contains a plurality of containers containing one or more chemicals. The injection system may include a piston for displacing the chemicals from the containers through an injection port to the tissue sample. The cassette may be placed on a cassette driver that contains a motor-driven shaft for driving the piston and moving the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Nora B. Aghassi, Kim G. Franceschini, Paul J. Ardi
  • Chemical dispensing system and method
    Patent number: 6489171
    Abstract: A system and method for applying one or more chemicals to a tissue sample is provided. The system preferably includes a cassette for housing a slide device, a film, and an injection system. The slide device preferably includes a specimen slide for containing the tissue sample and a cover plate connected to the specimen slide. The film is preferably moveable through the cassette along guide rollers and preferably contains a plurality of containers containing one or more chemicals. The injection system may include a piston for displacing the chemicals from the containers through an injection port to the tissue sample. The cassette may be placed on a cassette driver that contains a motor-driven shaft for driving the piston and moving the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Cell Marque Corporation
    Inventors: Nora B. Aghassi, Kim G. Franceschini, Paul J. Ardi