Patents by Inventor Michael Mensah

Michael Mensah 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).

  • AUTOMATED COVERSLIPPER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190258045
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting and dispensing coverglasses over specimens on slides for the purpose of viewing specimens through a microscope. The selecting device contains suctioning mechanisms for picking up a coverglass from a stack of coverglasses. It also contains the ability to shape the coverglass to assist in separating and laying down of the coverglasses with a reduction in the creation of bubbles in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Ewoniuk, Charles Nathan Hassen, Michael Mensah, Logan Rivas, DuWayne Dennis Snyder, Kenneth Eugene Stumpe, Michael Thompson
  • Automated coverslipper and methods of use
    Patent number: 10317661
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting and dispensing coverglasses over specimens on slides for the purpose of viewing specimens through a microscope. The selecting device contains suctioning mechanisms for picking up a coverglass from a stack of coverglasses. It also contains the ability to shape the coverglass to assist in separating and laying down of the coverglasses with a reduction in the creation of bubbles in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Ewoniuk, Charles Nathan Hassen, Michael Mensah, Logan Rivas, DuWayne Dennis Snyder, Kenneth Eugene Stumpe, Michael Thompson
  • AUTOMATED COVERSLIPPER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170115476
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting and dispensing coverglasses over specimens on slides for the purpose of viewing specimens through a microscope. The selecting device contains suctioning mechanisms for picking up a coverglass from a stack of coverglasses. It also contains the ability to shape the coverglass to assist in separating and laying down of the coverglasses with a reduction in the creation of bubbles in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Ewoniuk, Charles Nathan Hassen, Michael Mensah, Logan Rivas, DuWayne Dennis Snyder, Kenneth Eugene Stumpe, Michael Thompson