Patents by Inventor Sergio Buccilli

Sergio Buccilli 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).

  • Vacuum assisted slot die coating techniques
    Patent number: 8771793
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, techniques and processes for applying a wet film to a substrate using a slot die are provided. In one form, the air pressure around at least a portion of the discharge end of the slot die is adjustable by the application of a vacuum force in order to control the width and thickness of the wet film being applied to the substrate. In one aspect of this form, the wet film is a narrow, continuous stripe of reagent material applied to a moving web of the substrate from which a plurality of test elements will be obtained. However, different forms and applications are also envisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Wilsey, Abner D. Joseph, Sergio Buccilli
  • VACUUM ASSISTED SLOT DIE COATING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20120263879
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, techniques and processes for applying a wet film to a substrate using a slot die are provided. In one form, the air pressure around at least a portion of the discharge end of the slot die is adjustable by the application of a vacuum force in order to control the width and thickness of the wet film being applied to the substrate. In one aspect of this form, the wet film is a narrow, continuous stripe of reagent material applied to a moving web of the substrate from which a plurality of test elements will be obtained. However, different forms and applications are also envisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Wilsey, Abner D. Joseph, Sergio Buccilli