Patents by Inventor Robert M. Webster

Robert M. Webster 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).

  • Laboratory experiment data exploration and visualization
    Patent number: 11955207
    Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for data analysis of experimental data. The analysis can include reference data that are not directly generated from the present experiment, which reference data may be values of the experimental parameters that were either provided by a user, computed by the system with input from a user, or computed by the system without using any input from a user. Another example of such reference data may be information about the instrument, such as the calibration method of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Emerald Cloud Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex M. Yoshikawa, Anand V. Sastry, Asuka Ota, Ben C. Kline, Bradley M. Bond, Brian M. Frezza, Cameron R. Lamoureux, Catherine L. Hofler, Cheri Y. Li, Courtney E. Webster, Daniel J. Kleinbaum, George N. Stanley, George W. Fraser, Guillaume Robichaud, Hayley E. Buchman, James R. McKernan, Jonathan K. Leung, Paul R. Zurek, Robert M. Teed, Ruben E. Valas, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Sergio I. Villarreal, Shayna L. Hilburg, Shivani S. Baisiwala, Srikant Vaithilingam, Wyatt J. Woodson, Yang Choo, Yidan Y. Cong
  • Parasite remover
    Patent number: 5380339
    Abstract: A first embodiment of a novel parasite remover has a holding plate and an engagement plate for attachment to pivoting arms of a staple remover. The holding plate has a slot for insertion between a parasite body and the skin of a host to which the parasite has attached itself. The engagement plate has a pair of curved prongs spaced apart to define a slot therebetween for straddling the parasite mouth which is inserted into the host skin. As the pivoting arms of the staple remover are moved together, the curved prongs engage the parasite body and extract the parasite from the host skin. A second embodiment has a handle arm and a lever arm which are pivotally mounted together. As a result, the lever arm has a prying end pivotal with respect to a trigger end. The handle arm engages and lifts a parasite away from the host skin. On the lever arm, the prying end presses the host skin in a direction substantially normal to the host skin upon application of user force at the trigger end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventor: Robert M. Webster
  • Parasite remover and method
    Patent number: 5246449
    Abstract: A first embodiment of a novel parasite remover has a holding plate and an engagement plate for attachment to pivoting arms of a staple remover. The holding plate has a slot for insertion between a parasite body and the skin of a host to which the parasite has attached itself. The engagement plate has a pair of curved prongs spaced apart to define a slot therebetween for straddling the parasite mouth which is inserted into the host skin. As the pivoting arms of the staple remover are moved together, the curved prongs engage the parasite body and extract the parasite from the host skin. A second embodiment has a handle arm and a lever arm which are pivotally mounted together. As a result, the lever arm has a prying end pivotal with respect to a trigger end. The handle arm engages and lifts a parasite away from the host skin. On the lever arm, the prying end presses the host skin in a direction substantially normal to the host skin upon application of user force at the trigger end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Inventor: Robert M. Webster