Patents by Inventor Lawrence H. Dirks

Lawrence H. Dirks 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).

  • Microtome blade guard with integrated blade alignment device
    Patent number: 11898945
    Abstract: A microtome blade guard including a first arm operable to be coupled to a first side of a cutting mechanism of a microtome; a second arm operable to be coupled to a second side of a cutting mechanism; a lateral support member disposed between the first arm and the second arm; and a staff coupled to the lateral support member and operable to extend therefrom to engage a blade positioned in the blade slot. A microtome including a blade guard and a method including placing a blade in a blade slot of a blade block of a microtome; engaging the blade with a staff coupled to a blade guard that is coupled to the blade block; and moving the blade with the staff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Dirks
  • MICROTOME BLADE GUARD WITH INTEGRATED BLADE ALIGNMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220090990
    Abstract: A microtome blade guard including a first arm operable to be coupled to a first side of a cutting mechanism of a microtome; a second arm operable to be coupled to a second side of a cutting mechanism; a lateral support member disposed between the first arm and the second arm; and a staff coupled to the lateral support member and operable to extend therefrom to engage a blade positioned in the blade slot. A microtome including a blade guard and a method including placing a blade in a blade slot of a blade block of a microtome; engaging the blade with a staff coupled to a blade guard that is coupled to the blade block; and moving the blade with the staff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Dirks