Patents by Inventor Paul F. Thacker

Paul F. Thacker 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).

  • Sample ring for clinical analyzer network
    Patent number: 4855110
    Abstract: A sample containment apparatus for use in an automated analyzer network is disclosed. The sample containment apparatus comprises a ring and a plurality of sample containers attached or mounted thereto. Each sample container has the capacity to contain an aliquot of sample sufficient for an entire battery of tests to be performed. Mounting flanges are disclosed for removably mounting the sample containment apparatus on carousels of each of a selected plurality of analyzers in the network to perform a selected plurality of tests on the samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Edwin M. Marker, Jr., Paul F. Thacker, Peter K. Knopfhart