Patents by Inventor Noman Abunimeh

Noman Abunimeh 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).

  • Publication number: 20060272387
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving the procedure for quantifying the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instrument. The apparatus of this invention comprises (a) at least one weigh cup; (b) at least one standard mass; (c) at least one transducer assembly to convert a value of weight to an electrical response; and (d) at least one electronic circuit for converting the electrical response to a measurement of volume. This invention provides a method for calibrating readings of the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instruments so that absolute measurements of the volume of liquid dispensed can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt Klosterman, Ganesh Rajagopal, Larry Jibson, James Dempski, Paul Matuszewski, Jeffrey Stewart, Jeffrey Swanson, David Tipotsch, Randall Youngs, Noman Abunimeh
  • Patent number: 5559339
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide apparatuses and methods for verifying dispense of a fluid from a dispense nozzle. According to one method, a path of electromagnetic radiation from a source to a receiver is obstructed with the fluid dispensed from the dispense nozzle. The intensity of the electromagnetic radiation received by the receiver is measured. The measured intensity is compared with a predetermined intensity to verify the dispense of fluid from the dispense nozzle. One apparatus for verifying dispense of a fluid comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation, and a receiver of the electromagnetic radiation from the source of the electromagnetic radiation operatively associated with the source of the electromagnetic radiation such that the electromagnetic radiation from the source is received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Richard A. Domanik, Gordon Sohl, John Kotlarik, Noman Abunimeh