Patents by Inventor Petrus Cornelis Bank

Petrus Cornelis Bank 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 for processing a sample
    Patent number: 6114680
    Abstract: A method for processing samples in a sealable container which is transparent to electromagnetic radiation, includes a) the sample and a polar non-solid medium being introduced into the container, b) the container being placed in a vessel which is transparent to electromagnetic radiation and which is filled with a nonpolar coolant which is transparent to electromagnetic radiation, and c) the vessel being irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, the temperature of the coolant being maintained lower than 5.degree. C. and a vessel being used which is provided with an insulating material which is transparent to electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Perkin Elmer LLC
    Inventors: Petrus Cornelis Bank, Adriaan Gerardus Snijders