Patents by Inventor Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels

Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels 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 for dispensing a plurality of fluids
    Patent number: 9073026
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprising a support, such as a turntable or a linear table, a plurality of containers for holding a fluid and mounted on the support, pumps and valves connected to respective containers, at least a common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and a common actuator for sequentially operating the valves to dispense fluid and a drive mechanism for moving the support, and thus the containers, pumps, and valves on the one hand and the actuator on the other relative to each other. The common actuators for sequentially operating the pumps and valves and optionally the drive mechanism for relative motion of the support are integrated in a module, which module is releasably mounted in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Fast & Fluid Management B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Martin Kruit, Nico Van Beelen, Ronald Peter Krom, Marcus Johannes Voskuil, Mattijs Oostendorp
  • Apparatus For Dispensing A Plurality Of Fluids
    Publication number: 20140034674
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprising a support, such as a turntable or a linear table, a plurality of containers for holding a fluid and mounted on the support, pumps and valves connected to respective containers, at least a common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and a common actuator for sequentially operating the valves to dispense fluid and a drive mechanism for moving the support, and thus the containers, pumps, and valves on the one hand and the actuator on the other relative to each other. The common actuators for sequentially operating the pumps and valves and optionally the drive mechanism for relative motion of the support are integrated in a module, which module is releasably mounted in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Fast & Fluid Management B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Martin Kruit, Nico Van Beelen, Ronald Peter Krom, Marcus Johannes Voskuil, Mattijs Oostendorp
  • Apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids with removable actuator module
    Patent number: 8448823
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, includes a support, such as a turntable or a linear table, a plurality of containers for holding a fluid and mounted on the support, pumps and valves connected to respective containers, at least one common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and valves to dispense fluid and a drive mechanism for moving the support, and thus the containers, pumps, and valves on the one hand and the actuator on the other relative to each other. The common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and valves and the drive mechanism for relative motion of the support are integrated in a module, the module is releasably mounted in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Fast & Fluid Management B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Martin Kruit, Nico Van Beelen, Ronald Peter Krom, Marcus Johannes Voskuil, Mattijs Oostendorp
  • Apparatus for Dispensing a Plurality of Fluids
    Publication number: 20120175383
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, includes a support, such as a turntable or a linear table, a plurality of containers for holding a fluid and mounted on the support, pumps and valves connected to respective containers, at least one common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and valves to dispense fluid and a drive mechanism for moving the support, and thus the containers, pumps, and valves on the one hand and the actuator on the other relative to each other. The common actuator for sequentially operating the pumps and valves and the drive mechanism for relative motion of the support are integrated in a module, the module is releasably mounted in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Fluid Management Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Martin Kruit, Nico Van Beelen, Ronald Peter Krom, Marcus Johannes Voskuil, Mattijs Oostendorp
  • Apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids and container for use in the same
    Patent number: 7360564
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprising a plurality of pumps, having a connector for releasably connecting, to the respective pump, a container, which holds a fluid and comprises a connector-counterpart, and at least one actuator for releasing a container from a connector, which the actuator is adapted to operatively engage the connector-counterpart and, upon engaging this counterpart, pull the same onto the connector and establish a fluid connection between the respective pump and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Fluid Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Bastiaan Albert Simon Peeters, Constantijn Thomas Papaikonomou
  • Apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids and container for use in the same
    Patent number: 7347344
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprises a plurality of pumps, having a connector for releasably connecting, to the respective pump, a container, which holds a fluid and comprises a connector-counterpart, and at least one actuator for releasing a container from a connector, which the actuator is adapted to operatively engage the connector-counterpart and, upon engaging this counterpart, pull the same onto the connector and establish a fluid connection between the respective pump and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Fluid Management Operation LLC
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Bastiaan Albert Simon Peeters, Constantijn Thomas Papaikonomou
  • Box for containing and dispensing fluid contained in a pouch therein
    Patent number: D522854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Fluid Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Bastiaan Albert Simon Peeters