Patents by Inventor Nick MOUSKOS

Nick MOUSKOS 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).

  • Benchtop instrument and consumables for sample deposition and staining
    Patent number: 12699106
    Abstract: An apparatus for depositing and staining a cellular sample, includes a slide processing module comprising a specimen input port (SIP) dock configured to receive a SIP consumable comprising the cellular sample, and position the SIP consumable such that a spray nozzle of the SIP consumable and an air nozzle of the slide processing module are aligned prior to a deposition operation, and a user interface configured receive an input from a user that configures the deposition operation and a staining operation, and an auxiliary systems module, coupled to the slide processing module, comprising a chassis including a removable storage container configured to hold a plurality of bottles comprising one or more of a reagent, a buffer solution, or an ethanol-based fixative, and an electronics subsystem configured to execute, based on the input from the user, a pre-programmed protocol for the deposition operation and the staining operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: ASP HEALTH INC.
    Inventors: Hariharan Subramanian, John W. Hart, Tamara S. Swanson, Alexander L. Bluestone, Margaux Hayes, Michael Henning, Derek Gurban, Nicholas Booker, Nick Mouskos, Chester Henderson, Rebecca Bartel, Matthew Turner
  • BENCHTOP INSTRUMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SAMPLE DEPOSITION AND STAINING
    Publication number: 20240183869
    Abstract: An apparatus for depositing and staining a cellular sample, includes a slide processing module comprising a specimen input port (SIP) dock configured to receive a SIP consumable comprising the cellular sample, and position the SIP consumable such that a spray nozzle of the SIP consumable and an air nozzle of the slide processing module are aligned prior to a deposition operation, and a user interface configured receive an input from a user that configures the deposition operation and a staining operation, and an auxiliary systems module, coupled to the slide processing module, comprising a chassis including a removable storage container configured to hold a plurality of bottles comprising one or more of a reagent, a buffer solution, or an ethanol-based fixative, and an electronics subsystem configured to execute, based on the input from the user, a pre-programmed protocol for the deposition operation and the staining operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Hariharan SUBRAMANIAN, John W. HART, Tamara S. SWANSON, Alexander L. BLUESTONE, Margaux HAYES, Michael HENNING, Derek GURBAN, Nick BOOKER, Nick MOUSKOS, Chester HENDERSON, Rebecca BARTEL, Matthew TURNER