Patents by Inventor Rene Reinbigler
Rene Reinbigler 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).
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Patent number: 9174772Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a base; a circuit comprising a bag comprising two flexible films and conveying network connectors, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed upright on a front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) mounted on said first shell (16), said first shell (16) and second shell (17) clamping said bag to form conduits; said bag comprising first through apertures on one side and said first shell (16) comprising hooking studs (106) on an upper part, which studs (106) pass through said first apertures.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Publication number: 20150020366Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Publication number: 20150013773Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising: a base (2); a moveable or removable door (20), said device having a closed door position; and in the closed door position, a circuit (8) comprising a bag comprising two flexible films and conveying network connectors, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed on said front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) disposed in said door (20); said bag being clamped between said first shell (16) and said second shell (17) in a state in which conduits of said network for conveying liquid are formed between said films.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Publication number: 20150008184Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a base (2) and a door (20), said device having a closed door position in which a circuit (8) of the device comprises a bag comprising two flexible films and connectors of the conveying network, and a press (9) comprising a first she (16) disposed on a front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shed (17) disposed in said door (20); and a hinge system hinging said door (20) relative to said base (2), and disposed only on one side of said door (20) so as to form lateral clearances between said door (20) and said base (2) over the rest of a perimeter of said door (20)Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8921096Abstract: The invention concerns a pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation, having a first lateral face (40), and a second lateral face (41) by which it is configured to be juxtaposed against a conveying network cart (1) of the installation and a front face (42) meeting the lateral faces (40, 41), and comprising at least one pump (414), a pump support (50) on which is mounted said pump (414), and a guide member for making said pump (414) movable in translation and on which said support (50) is mounted; said support (50) being movable in translation in a direction going from the first lateral face (40) towards the second lateral face (41); whereby said pump (414) is disposed at a predetermined location on said cart (2) depending on the type of treatment carried out.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Christine Abouayad El Idrissi, Sebastien Cirou
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Patent number: 8916045Abstract: The invention concerns an installation for treating biological liquid comprising a platform provided with an edge running front-to-back, a pump (105), a filtration assembly (111, 150), a pre-filtration assembly (114) having an inlet point and an outlet point respectively belonging to first and second T-shaped branching connectors (137, 156), two pre-filtration components (115a, 115b) aligned in a front-to-back direction on said platform along said front-to-back edge and each provided with inlet (157, 158) and outlet (159, 151) nozzles, said installation comprising first and second conduits (152, 153) connected to said first T-shaped connector and respectively to said inlet nozzles and third and fourth conduits (154, 155) connected to said second T-shaped connector and respectively to said outlet nozzles (159, 151), which inlet and outlet nozzles and conduits are on an opposite side of said pre-filtration components (105) to said front-to-back edge of said platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Cecile Delbos
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Patent number: 8906229Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising: a base (2); a moveable or removable door (20), said device having a closed door position; and in the closed door position, a circuit (8) comprising a bag comprising two flexible films and conveying network connectors, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed on said front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) disposed in said door (20); said bag being clamped between said first shell (16) and said second shell (17) in a state in which conduits of said network for conveying liquid are formed between said films.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8900454Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a base (2) and a door (20), said device having a closed door position in which a circuit (8) of the device comprises a bag comprising two flexible films and connectors of the conveying network, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed on a front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) disposed in said door (20); and a hinge system hinging said door (20) relative to said base (2), and disposed only on one side of said door (20) so as to form lateral clearances between said door (20) and said base (2) over the rest of a perimeter of said door (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8883003Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold (3) providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate (4) movably mounted relative to the manifold (3) and adapted to compress at least one cassette (2) against the manifold (3), means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod (6) extending between the manifold (3) and the plate (4), an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold (3), and the member carrying the rod (6) and driving the plate (4) via the rod (6) to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Patent number: 8877052Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold (3) providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate (4) movably mounted relative to the manifold (3) and adapted to compress at least one cassette (2) against the manifold (3), means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod (6) extending between the manifold (3) and the plate (4), an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold (3), and the member carrying the rod (6) and driving the plate (4) via the rod (6) to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Publication number: 20140299530Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Publication number: 20140299531Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Publication number: 20140231371Abstract: A device for supporting a plurality of flexible containers (1) for liquid; characterized in that it comprises a plurality of baskets (10), each adapted to contain at least one said flexible container (1), a magazine (60) to receive said baskets (10), able to adopt an operating configuration in which said baskets (10) are disposed inclined one above the other, which magazine (60) comprises support means (75) for said baskets (10), able to adopt a loading/unloading position in which they are adapted such that each said basket (10) can be loaded/unloaded along a horizontal path, and able to adopt an operating position in which they are adapted to maintain each said basket (10) in inclined position to make said magazine (60) adopt said operating configuration, and means (83) for driving said support means (75) between said loading/unloading position and said operating position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8746470Abstract: A device for supporting a plurality of flexible containers for liquid, including a plurality of baskets, each containing at least one of the flexible containers, a magazine to receive the baskets, able to adopt an operating configuration in which the baskets are disposed inclined one above the other, which magazine includes supports for the baskets, able to adopt a loading/unloading position such that each basket can be loaded/unloaded along a horizontal path, and able to adopt an operating position to maintain each basket in an inclined position to make the magazine adopt the operating configuration, and a driver for driving the supports between the loading/unloading position and the operating position.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8701704Abstract: The invention concerns a manifold comprising: an auxiliary block (3) having cassette feed ports (20) and cassette filtrate return ports (21) each emerging through a bearing surface (7) and, on a counter-bearing surface (8) situated on the opposite side to the bearing surface (7), first recesses into each of which emerges a cassette filtrate return port (21); a main block (2) on which is fastened the auxiliary block (3), having an inlet conduit (14) and a filtrate outlet conduit (15), cassette feed intermediate ports which communicate with the inlet conduit (14) and with a cassette feed port (20), conveying cut-outs each facing a recess, and cassette filtrate return intermediate ports which communicate with the filtrate outlet conduit (15) and with a cassette filtrate return port (21).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Publication number: 20130306539Abstract: The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold (3) providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate (4) movably mounted relative to the manifold (3) and adapted to compress at least one cassette (2) against the manifold (3), means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod (6) extending between the manifold (3) and the plate (4), an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold (3), and the member carrying the rod (6) and driving the plate (4) via the rod (6) to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Luc Beulay, Frans Mels, Cecile Delbos
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Patent number: 8557113Abstract: The cart comprises a lateral face by which it is adapted to be juxtaposed against another cart. It further comprises a first pump, a second pump disposed below said first pump and laterally offset relative thereto, and a tank adapted to receive a feed container provided to contain said biological liquid, said tank being disposed above said first pump and offset laterally relative thereto. The installation comprises one said cart, a filter and a second cart, juxtaposed against said first cart and of which the upper face supports said filter such that an outlet point of said first pump is situated substantially facing an inlet/outlet aperture of said filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Jean Luc Beulay, Virginie Buisson, Sebastien Cirou, Cecile Delbos, Marc Hlavacek, Frans Mels, Rene Reinbigler, Jean Louis Weissenbach
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Publication number: 20130236130Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a base (2) and a door (20), said device having a closed door position in which a circuit (8) of the device comprises a bag comprising two flexible films and connectors of the conveying network, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed on a front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) disposed in said door (20); and a hinge system hinging said door (20) relative to said base (2), and disposed only on one side of said door (20) so as to form lateral clearances between said door (20) and said base (2) over the rest of a perimeter of said door (20)Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Sebastien Cirou, Rene Reinbigler, Virginie Buisson, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Patent number: 8506798Abstract: Installation for treating a biological liquid, including a circulation pump (5), a filter element (9), a container for collecting treated liquid, a first circuit section connecting a source of said biological liquid to an inlet orifice of said filter element (9), including a circuit element adapted to cooperate with said circulation pump (5); a second circuit section, connecting an outlet orifice of said filter element (9) to said treated liquid collecting container; characterized in that said treated liquid collecting container, said first circuit section and said second circuit section are disposable and said installation further includes a first cart (1) carrying said pump (5) and a second cart (2) including a housing (14) for said collecting container, separable from the first cart (1) and adapted to be at least partly nested in said first cart (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Beulay, Virginie Buisson, Sebastien Cirou, Cecile Delbos, Marc Hlavacek, Frans Mels, Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
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Publication number: 20130191729Abstract: In a method of processing data and generating an electronic report which can be printed on paper or displayed on a monitor screen, wherein the electronic report relates to operation characteristics of a system (1) which performs product manufacturing, processing and/or analysis steps and the data include a plurality of physical parameters which are characteristic of the operation of the system and are stored in a database (4), one of a plurality of report templates stored in a report template library (14) is selected. Each report template comprises at least one sub-report corresponding to a particular type of representation of data within an electronic report based on the respective report template (10) and including at least one data item, i.e. a reference to one of the physical parameters or to an arithmetic operation therewith and a static or dynamically assignable reference to a batch or time range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATIONInventors: Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach, Jean-Luc Beulay, Subbarao Kattamuri