Patents by Inventor Leo A. Shulthise

Leo A. Shulthise 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 and method for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of samples
    Patent number: 7261860
    Abstract: A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of avian, reptilian or any type of vertebrate eggs. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for holding samples individually, rotating them individually, rotating them on a centrifuge collectively, injecting them individually with a fixative or other chemical reagent, and maintaining them at controlled temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric composition. The device is applicable to experiments involving entities other than eggs, such as invertebrate specimens, plants, microorganisms and molecular systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Vellinger, Rachel A. Ormsby, David J. Kennedy, Nathan A. Thomas, Leo A. Shulthise, Michael A. Kurk, George W. Metz