Patents by Inventor Paul Schevers

Paul Schevers 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).

  • Method and apparatus for checking the fluid in a pipet tip
    Patent number: 8885041
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include directing a light source towards the carrier; recording an image of light refracted by the carrier with a camera; and deriving information regarding the presence and/or volume of the liquid in the carrier from the recorded image of the light refracted by the carrier. Devices for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include a camera directed towards the carrier; a light source directed towards the carrier; and means for recording an image of light from the light source as refracted by the carrier and captured by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Biomerieux B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Beumer, Paul Schevers
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE FLUID IN A PIPET TIP
    Publication number: 20110115905
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include directing a light source towards the carrier; recording an image of light refracted by the carrier with a camera; and deriving information regarding the presence and/or volume of the liquid in the carrier from the recorded image of the light refracted by the carrier. Devices for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include a camera directed towards the carrier; a light source directed towards the carrier; and means for recording an image of light from the light source as refracted by the carrier and captured by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Tom Beumer, Paul Schevers