Patents by Inventor Patrick Q. Moore

Patrick Q. Moore 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).

  • Patent number: 7189331
    Abstract: An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls of a sample container and prevent force from damaging the sample container during a centrifuge separation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Christopher L. Stewart
  • Patent number: 7128838
    Abstract: A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 7118522
    Abstract: An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls of a sample container and prevent force from damaging the sample container during a centrifuge separation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Christopher L. Stewart, TenLin S. Tsai
  • Patent number: 6866826
    Abstract: A centrifuge labware includes a container and a removable, non-threaded lid. The container has a top opening which is at least about 90% of the cross-sectional area of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Christopher L. Stewart
  • Publication number: 20040209755
    Abstract: An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls of a sample container and prevent force from damaging the sample container during a centrifuge separation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Christopher L. Stewart, TenLin S. Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040144788
    Abstract: A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating. Also disclosed is a centrifuge container assembly, including a container suitable for centrifuging and a removable liner with a flexible or semi-rigid body placed into the container. The centrifuge container assembly of this invention may also have retaining-means for retaining the liner in a fixed position within the container. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 6746601
    Abstract: A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 6599482
    Abstract: A centrifuge container transport rack designed with symmetrical opposing sides located over a central pivot. The pivot enables the rack to be utilized in the balancing of centrifuge containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore, Winston H. H. Lowe
  • Publication number: 20020185432
    Abstract: A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating. Also disclosed is a centrifuge container assembly, including a container suitable for centrifuging and a removable liner with a flexible or semi-rigid body placed into the container. The centrifuge container assembly of this invention may also have retaining-means for retaining the liner in a fixed position within the container. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 6458067
    Abstract: A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating. Also disclosed is a centrifuge container assembly, including a container suitable for centrifuging and a removable liner with a flexible or semi-rigid body placed into the container. The centrifuge container assembly of this invention may also have retaining-means for retaining the liner in a fixed position within the container. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Dorin, Patrick Q. Moore
  • Publication number: 20020085957
    Abstract: A centrifuge labware includes a container and a removable, non-threaded lid. The container has a top opening which is at least about 90% of the cross-sectional area of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Christopher L. Stewart
  • Patent number: 6387030
    Abstract: A removable adapter for a centrifuge container is described. The adapter has an opening on top, an exterior surface and an interior surface. The exterior surface of the adapter body completely conforms to the bottom portion of the centrifuge container cavity. The interior surface of the adapter body has an internal sidewall and a bottom with a pellet well. The pellet well extends downwardly, toward the exterior surface. Also, an assembly is disclosed, including the adapter of the present invention with a pellet well and a liner, conforming to the interior surface of the adapter, once inside the adapter. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation. In this method, the removable adapter with a pellet well of the present invention is placed into a centrifuge container. Then, the suspension is placed into the centrifuge container. When centrifugation is completed, the pellet is removed from the pellet well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Shahla Sheikholeslam
  • Patent number: 6062407
    Abstract: A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifugal load to which the capping assembly is subjected. The lid includes a cover portion and a peripheral member surrounding the cover portion and extending transverse thereto. The lid is disposed within an open end of the container, with the peripheral member having a frusto-conical surface that faces the container's wall. A gasket is disposed about the frusto-conical surface, forming a fluid-tight and air-tight seal with the cylindrical wall of the canister. The gasket is received in a channel formed into the frusto-conical surface. A region of the channel includes a vent slot to facilitate removal of the container from the canister. A plurality of arcuate ribs extend across the cover portion, between opposed areas of the peripheral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 5961086
    Abstract: A hands-free gripping device which holds generally cylindrical containers, particularly labware, securely and prevents the container from turning while either opening or closing it. The gripping device features internal deformable ribbing, which secures the container by canting slightly when the container is turned thereby wedging the container in place. This action resists rotation in either direction, making a single device practical for both opening and closing. The device can be mounted on any flat surface and acts as a "third hand" to allow the user to use both hands or to use a single hand to grasp securely the closure being removed or secured from the container. The gripping device facilitates assembly or disassembly of labware devices needing application of torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Stephen E. Little
  • Patent number: 5901873
    Abstract: A labware adapter having a tubular body with upper and lower spaced apart annular collars, serving to guide the adapter into a rotor bore, while at the same time defining a fluid reservoir between the two collars and the inside wall of the rotor. The upper collar has peripheral indentations through which fluid can pass for ingress into the reservoir in the event of sample leakage from the internal portion of the adapter. The lower collar has a vent channel for allowing fluid to move past the collar, for example on insertion of the adapter into a rotor bore. The indentations, vent channel and reservoir all provide mass relief for the adapter, lowering the overall moment of inertia for the adapter, compared to one fitting into the same bore with a smooth tubular shape. The tubular body has an annular ridge above the upper annular collar defining seal glands so that a cylindrical cap can be fit over the ridge in sealed relation with the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 5899349
    Abstract: A cap assembly for use with a centrifuge container includes a stopper (plug) member to provide a fluid-tight seal of an open end of the container. The stopper member includes a channel therethrough. A lid receives the combination of a stopper fitted into the open end of the container. Depending portions on the underside of the lid press upon the stopper to ensure a reliable seal of the container. In addition, the depending portions are adapted to close off an opening of the channel when the lid and stopper are assembled. Removal of the lid opens the channel allowing air to flow into the container, and in this way any vacuum that develops in the container during a centrifugation run is released by such action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 5855289
    Abstract: A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifugal load to which the capping assembly is subjected. The lid includes a cover portion and a peripheral member surrounding the cover portion and extending transverse thereto. The lid is disposed within an open end of the container, with the peripheral member having a frusto-conical surface that faces the container's wall. A gasket is disposed about the frusto-conical surface, forming a fluid-tight and air-tight seal with the cylindrical wall. A plurality of arcuate ribs extend across the cover portion, between opposed areas of the peripheral member. Each of the ribs are adapted to flex, under centrifugal force, expanding the opposed areas outwardly. In this manner, the sealing force between the peripheral member and the wall is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Q. Moore
  • Patent number: 5728038
    Abstract: A centrifuge rotor with a body having a spin axis and a plurality of bores formed therein, each of which is adapted to support a centrifuge container. The rotor includes a load reducing feature to decrease the loading between the rotor body and the centrifuge container, during centrifugation. The load reducing feature includes separating a portion of an annular shoulder of a centrifuge container from the rotor body. The portion of the annular shoulder that is separated is disposed between the spin axis and the bore associated with the centrifuge container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Coffey, Dean A. Hanquist, Patrick Q. Moore, Terence T. Lung