Patents by Inventor Paul E. Glynn

Paul E. Glynn 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).

  • Printhead mounting system for a microarray spotting instrument
    Patent number: 7214347
    Abstract: A microarray spotter printhead is mounted to a bracket with a semi-kinematic mounting system for avoiding the need for calibration when replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Burgarella, Paul E. Glynn
  • Method and apparatus for producing compact microarrays
    Patent number: 6756232
    Abstract: The disclosed pin-lifter can selectively lift pins partially out of a printhead of a spotting instrument and thereby prevent the lifted pins from contacting the substrate during any printing. Methods of using pin-lifters to increase the rate of production of compact microarrays are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Mack J. Schermer, C. Brian Candiloro, Paul E. Glynn
  • Method and apparatus for producing compact microarrays
    Publication number: 20040096367
    Abstract: The disclosed pin-lifter can selectively lift pins partially out of a printhead of a spotting instrument and thereby prevent the lifted pins from contacting the substrate during any printing. Methods of using pin-lifters to increase the rate of production of compact microarrays are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Mack J. Schermer, C. Brian Candiloro, Paul E. Glynn
  • Resonant electromechanical oscillator
    Patent number: 4632501
    Abstract: A resonant electromechanical oscillator which includes a base portion, a driven portion, a cantilevered sheet-form flexural suspension which spaces the driven portion from the base portion for oscillation about an axis in the plane of the sheet-form suspension, and an electromagnetic drive which includes cooperating portions on the base and driven portions for oscillating the driven portion at a resonant frequency. The ends of the sheet-form suspension are coupled to the base and driven portions with at least one end coupling being adjustable to select the resonant frequency of the oscillator by changing the effective length of the sheet suspension. Fixed surfaces on the base portion limit angular excursion of the driven portion and limit buckling distortion of the sheet-form suspension. Preferred embodiments of the oscillator have a driven portion with a mass in the range of two to ten grams, and withstand impact loads of at least five hundred g's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: General Scanning, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Glynn