Patents by Inventor Ronald Charles Hollenbeck

Ronald Charles Hollenbeck 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).

  • Optical reader systems and methods with rapid microplate position detection
    Patent number: 8810804
    Abstract: Optical reader systems and methods with rapid microplate position detection capability are disclosed. The optical reader system includes a scanning optical system configured to scan select position-detecting features to accurately determine the microplate position within the optical reader system. The method includes measuring positions of the position-detecting features in order of their respective amounts of position tolerance, from smallest to largest. The position measurement is carried out for a number of position-detecting features sufficient to determine the microplate position with the optical reader system to within a select microplate position tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Charles Hollenbeck, Hak Chuah Sim, Cameron John Tovey, Cynthia L. Wida
  • Optical Reader Systems And Methods With Rapid Microplate Position Detection
    Publication number: 20130100462
    Abstract: Optical reader systems and methods with rapid microplate position detection capability are disclosed. The optical reader system includes a scanning optical system configured to scan select position-detecting features to accurately determine the microplate position within the optical reader system. The method includes measuring positions of the position-detecting features in order of their respective amounts of position tolerance, from smallest to largest. The position measurement is carried out for a number of position-detecting features sufficient to determine the microplate position with the optical reader system to within a select microplate position tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald Charles Hollenbeck, Hak Chuah Sim, Cameron John Tovey, Cynthia L. Wida