Patents by Inventor Robert J. Varca

Robert J. Varca 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).

  • Coded cuvette for use in testing apparatus
    Patent number: 4371498
    Abstract: A dual receptacle cuvette adapted for use in a plasma coagulation testing apparatus which cuvette is coded to enable the apparatus to determine the particular test procedure to be performed on the plasma sample in the cuvette receptacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: Medical Laboratory Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Scordato, Robert J. Varca
  • Reagent reservoir system for use in testing apparatus
    Patent number: 4367198
    Abstract: A reagent delivery system having a reagent reservoir adapted to permit mechanical stirring of the reagent therein and removal of the reagent from the bottom of the reservoir, and a compact heat exchange unit through which the reagent flows to facilitate rapid heating of the reagent immediately prior to its use in a testing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Medical Laboratory Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Scordato, Robert J. Varca, Robert S. Francis