Patents by Inventor Rebeccah P. Quam

Rebeccah P. Quam 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples
    Patent number: 8034292
    Abstract: An automated machine for handling and embedding tissue samples contained on microtome sectionable supports. The machine includes an input member configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports prior to a tissue embedding operation. An output member is configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports after the tissue embedding operation. A cooling unit is configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports during the tissue embedding operation. A motorized carrier assembly is mounted for movement and configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports. The carrier assembly moves the support from the input member to the cooling unit and, finally, to the output member. A dispensing device dispenses an embedding material onto the microtome sectionable support and at least one tissue sample carried by the microtome sectionable support during the embedding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Biopath Automation LLC
    Inventors: Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, George A. Keller, Rebeccah P. Quam, Thomas J. Ward, Warren P. Williamson, IV
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING AND EMBEDDING OF TISSUE SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20110165615
    Abstract: An automated machine for handling and embedding tissue samples contained on microtome sectionable supports. The machine includes an input member configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports prior to a tissue embedding operation. An output member is configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports after the tissue embedding operation. A cooling unit is configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports during the tissue embedding operation. A motorized carrier assembly is mounted for movement and configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports. The carrier assembly moves the support from the input member to the cooling unit and, finally, to the output member. A dispensing device dispenses an embedding material onto the microtome sectionable support and at least one tissue sample carried by the microtome sectionable support during the embedding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: BIOPATH AUTOMATION, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, George A. Keller, Rebeccah P. Quam, Thomas J. Ward, Warren P. Williamson, IV
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING AND EMBEDDING OF TISSUE SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20100129859
    Abstract: An automated machine for handling and embedding tissue samples contained on microtome sectionable supports. The machine includes an input member configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports prior to a tissue embedding operation. An output member is configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports after the tissue embedding operation. A cooling unit is configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports during the tissue embedding operation. A motorized carrier assembly is mounted for movement and configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports. The carrier assembly moves the support from the input member to the cooling unit and, finally, to the output member. A dispensing device dispenses an embedding material onto the microtome sectionable support and at least one tissue sample carried by the microtome sectionable support during the embedding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: BIOPATH AUTOMATION, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, Matthew J. Huddleston, Kenneth E. Hughes, George A. Keller, Keith A. Kuisick, Rebeccah P. Quam, Cecil R. Robinson, Jonathan E. Turner, Ernest D. VanHoose, Thomas J. Ward, Warren P. Williamson, IV
  • Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples
    Patent number: 7722810
    Abstract: An automated machine for handling and embedding tissue samples contained on microtome sectionable supports. The machine includes an input member configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports prior to a tissue embedding operation. An output member is configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports after the tissue embedding operation. A cooling unit is configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports during the tissue embedding operation. A motorized carrier assembly is mounted for movement and configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports. The carrier assembly moves the support from the input member to the cooling unit and, finally, to the output member. A dispensing device dispenses an embedding material onto the microtome sectionable support and at least one tissue sample carried by the microtome sectionable support during the embedding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Biopath Automation, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, Matthew J. Huddleston, Kenneth E. Hughes, George A. Keller, Keith A. Kuisick, Rebeccah P. Quam, Cecil R. Robinson, Jonathan E. Turner, Ernest D. VanHoose, Thomas J. Ward, Warren P. Williamson, IV