Patents by Inventor Richard Allen Bryan

Richard Allen Bryan 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).

  • Measurement of a dynamic system
    Patent number: 12287261
    Abstract: A method for performing measurements includes providing relative movement between a receptacle and a cover over a measurement interval comprising multiple non-overlapping time periods. A distance between the receptacle and the cover changes along a first axis over at least a portion of each time period. An apparatus for performing measurements includes a receptacle comprising a substrate and a plurality of wells within the substrate, and a cover. The cover includes: (1) a device configured to engage with the receptacle, (2) a control subsystem configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the cover, and (3) a measurement subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Lucid Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Walker Inman, Richard Allen Bryan, Nicholas Quan, Daniel Bauen
  • Measurement of a Dynamic System
    Publication number: 20240344937
    Abstract: A method for performing measurements includes providing relative movement between a receptacle and a cover over a measurement interval comprising multiple non-overlapping time periods. A distance between the receptacle and the cover changes along a first axis over at least a portion of each time period. An apparatus for performing measurements includes a receptacle comprising a substrate and a plurality of wells within the substrate, and a cover. The cover includes: (1) a device configured to engage with the receptacle, (2) a control subsystem configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the cover, and (3) a measurement subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Walker Inman, Richard Allen Bryan, Nicholas Quan, Daniel Bauen
  • Measurement of a dynamic system
    Patent number: 11988583
    Abstract: A method for performing measurements includes providing relative movement between a receptacle and a cover over a measurement interval comprising multiple non-overlapping time periods. A distance between the receptacle and the cover changes along a first axis over at least a portion of each time period. An apparatus for performing measurements includes a receptacle comprising a substrate and a plurality of wells within the substrate, and a cover. The cover includes: (1) a device configured to engage with the receptacle, (2) a control subsystem configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the cover, and (3) a measurement subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lucid Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Walker Inman, Richard Allen Bryan, Nicholas Quan, Daniel Bauen
  • MEASUREMENT OF A DYNAMIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200116600
    Abstract: A method for performing measurements includes providing relative movement between a receptacle and a cover over a measurement interval comprising multiple non-overlapping time periods. A distance between the receptacle and the cover changes along a first axis over at least a portion of each time period. An apparatus for performing measurements includes a receptacle comprising a substrate and a plurality of wells within the substrate, and a cover. The cover includes: (1) a device configured to engage with the receptacle, (2) a control subsystem configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the cover, and (3) a measurement subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Walker Inman, Richard Allen Bryan, Nicholas Quan, Daniel Bauen