Patents by Inventor Scott Taft

Scott Taft 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).

  • Method and apparatus for preparing tissue samples for sectioning
    Patent number: 7005110
    Abstract: The present invention provides a more efficient and faster way to prepare tissue samples for sectioning. More particularly, in accordance with the present invention, a tissue sample is embedded in a porous embedding media in a desired orientation, processed, and sectioned all while being held in the porous embedding media. The post-tissue processing step of manual embedding in paraffin is eliminated from the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Taft, Kurt Reinhardt, Miroslav Holubec, David Bryant
  • Method and apparatus for preparing tissue samples for sectioning
    Publication number: 20030119200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a more efficient and faster way to prepare tissue samples for sectioning. More particularly, in accordance with the present invention, a tissue sample is embedded in a porous embedding media in a desired orientation, processed, and sectioned all while being held in the porous embedding media. The post-tissue processing step of manual embedding in paraffin is eliminated from the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Taft, Kurt Reinhardt, Miroslav Holubec, David Bryant