Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Desmond

Matthew A. Desmond 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).

  • Sample handling system for a multi-channel capillary electrophoresis device
    Publication number: 20030062265
    Abstract: A sample handling system in a multi-channel capillary electrophoresis apparatus is disclosed. The sample handling system includes a work surface for supporting a plurality of samples located at a plurality of work surface coordinates and a sample loading assembly comprising a plurality of loading wells. At least one of the loading wells includes a capillary fixedly positioned therein. The system further includes a programmable sample transfer device for automatically transferring a sample from a work surface coordinate to a loading well. The invention further includes methods for using the sample handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: PE Corporation (NY)
    Inventors: Howard Gregg King, John Shigeura, Eric S. Nordman, Sean Matthew Desmond
  • Sample handling system for a multi-channel capillary electrophoresis device
    Patent number: 6132582
    Abstract: A sample handling system in a multi-channel capillary electrophoresis apparatus is disclosed. The sample handling system includes a work surface for supporting a plurality of samples located at a plurality of work surface coordinates and a sample loading assembly comprising a plurality of loading wells. At least one of the loading wells includes a capillary fixedly positioned therein. The system further includes a programmable sample transfer device for automatically transferring a sample from a work surface coordinate to a loading well. The invention further includes methods for using the sample handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    Inventors: Howard Gregg King, John Shigeura, Eric S. Nordman, Sean Matthew Desmond