Patents by Inventor Nathan E. MUELLER

Nathan E. MUELLER 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).

  • CONSUMABLES CONTAINER LOADING/UNLOADING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20260016493
    Abstract: A system (100, 100?, 100?) is provided for an automated analyzer (10) having an analyzer arrangement (12) configured to consume liquid consumables (14). The liquid consumables (14) are delivered to the automated analyzer (10) via consumables containers (20). The system (100, 100?, 100?) comprises a consumables container loading/unloading unit (102) comprising at least a first container holding position (C1) and a second container holding position (C2). Each of the first container holding position (C1) and the second container holding position (C2) is configured to removably hold at least one of the consumables containers (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Nathan E. MUELLER, Kevin L. NOWAK, Jon P. LINDQUIST, Jr., Rebecca BUSACKER, Amit SAWHNEY, Benjamin J. RODMAN, Christopher R. KNUTSON, Takayuki MIZUTANI
  • Diagnostic analyzer
    Patent number: D1130768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Fujii, Laura Elizabeth Schilling Holmes, Jessica Melissa Mattke Tubman, Nathan E. Mueller, Kyohei Shibuya, Carmen Hinderberger, Max Ottenwälder