Patents by Inventor Robert P. Otillar, Jr.

Robert P. Otillar, Jr. 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).

  • Microfluidic device and method with trapping of sample in cavities having lids that can be opened or closed
    Patent number: 7431887
    Abstract: System and method for providing a sample preparing arrangement (10) submergible in a liquid medium that includes a carrier structure (11) having at least one cavity (12) therein and that is in communication with an arrangement (13) for controllable generation of a magnetic field through influence of a control signal. The sample preparing arrangement includes a magnetic covering structure (14) for covering and/or uncovering the cavity in operative interaction with the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Inventors: David Storek, Niklaus Schneeberger, Britta Ottosson, Anafol Krozer, Robert P Otillar, Jr.
  • Microfluidic device and method with trapping of sample in cavities having lids that can be opened or closed
    Patent number: 7351592
    Abstract: Method and arrangement (10, 20) for preparing samples (15, 27) submergible in a liquid medium. The arrangement includes a carrier structure (11). The carrier includes a device (13, 23) for controllable generation of a magnetic field through influence of a control signal to attract at least part of the at least first and second type of samples (15, 27) towards specific locations on the carrier when connected to a first control signal and to repel at least one of the first or second type of samples when connected to a second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventors: David Storek, Niklaus Schneeberger, Robert P. Otillar, Jr., Anatol Krozer