Patents by Inventor Max STUMPF

Max STUMPF 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).

  • Pipetting tip scanner
    Patent number: 12474361
    Abstract: A method of measuring the alignment of one or more pipetting tips in an automated pipetting system where the one or more pipetting tips are mounted on one or more adapters of a pipetting head approximately perpendicular to the pipetting head mounting surface is disclosed. The orifices at the end of the one or more pipetting tips are mapped with an image capture device having a sensor placed in face and distant of the orifices. The method sends the acquired data from mapping the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips to the data processor, generating an image of the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips, determining the center positions of orifices, and delivering alignment information for the one or more pipetting tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventors: Max Stumpf, Volfgang Vilaj
  • PIPETTING TIP SCANNER
    Publication number: 20230204617
    Abstract: A method of measuring the alignment of one or more pipetting tips in an automated pipetting system where the one or more pipetting tips are mounted on one or more adapters of a pipetting head approximately perpendicular to the pipetting head mounting surface is disclosed. The orifices at the end of the one or more pipetting tips are mapped with an image capture device having a sensor placed in face and distant of the orifices. The method sends the acquired data from mapping the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips to the data processor, generating an image of the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips, determining the center positions of orifices, and delivering alignment information for the one or more pipetting tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventors: Max STUMPF, Volfgang VILAJ