Patents by Inventor Mohinder Kaur

Mohinder Kaur 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).

  • Assembly and method for cryo-preservation of specimens in a cryogen-free environment
    Patent number: 7197884
    Abstract: A cold cryostorage assembly includes a storage chamber in which specimens can be cryo-preserved. Specimen samples are stored in a vacuum so as to minimize the risk of sample contamination. The specimen samples can be cooled and warmed at adjustable controlled rates which best suit the specimen samples in question. The storage chamber can be cooled to temperatures as low as ?269° C. without the use of a cryogen that contacts the specimen sample containers. The specimens can be inserted into and/or removed from the storage chamber at individually programmed variable rates by means of an automated specimen-handling component of the assembly. The specimen handling component of the assembly can be operated by remote control, or even over the internet. The storage chamber is evacuated, and in any case, it does not involve the use of a cryogen in direct contact with sample containers in the storage chamber. The cryogen is contained inside of closed heat exchangers that are disposed in the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Inventors: Catherine Jones, Mohinder Kaur
  • Assembly and method for cryo-preservation of specimens in a cryogen-free environment
    Publication number: 20050188705
    Abstract: A cold cryostorage assembly includes a storage chamber in which specimens can be cryo-preserved. Specimen samples are stored in a vacuum so as to minimize the risk of sample contamination. The specimen samples can be cooled and warmed at adjustable controlled rates which best suit the specimen samples in question. The storage chamber can be cooled to temperatures as low as ?269° C. without the use of a cryogen that contacts the specimen sample containers. The specimens can be inserted into and/or removed from the storage chamber at individually programmed variable rates by means of an automated specimen-handling component of the assembly. The specimen handling component of the assembly can be operated by remote control, or even over the internet. The storage chamber is evacuated, and in any case, it does not involve the use of a cryogen in direct contact with sample containers in the storage chamber. The cryogen is contained inside of closed heat exchangers that are disposed in the storage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Catherine Jones, Mohinder Kaur