Patents by Inventor Shiva Ramini

Shiva Ramini 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).

  • Patent number: 11708551
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus and method of improving temperature uniformity and suppressing well plate warping. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a barrier configured to be positioned above at least one well configured to contain a liquid sample, where a vessel includes the at least one well, where the vessel is transparent and is configured to be placed within a measurement chamber, where a light measurement apparatus includes the measurement chamber, where the light measurement apparatus is configured to measure light scattered from the liquid sample, where the barrier is configured to seal the at least one well from the measurement chamber, and a weighted lid configured to press a bottom surface of the vessel against a well plate retainer of the measurement chamber, thereby spreading heat among the at least one well and preventing the vessel from warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Publication number: 20210147775
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus and method of improving temperature uniformity and suppressing well plate warping. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a barrier configured to be positioned above at least one well configured to contain a liquid sample, where a vessel includes the at least one well, where the vessel is transparent and is configured to be placed within a measurement chamber, where a light measurement apparatus includes the measurement chamber, where the light measurement apparatus is configured to measure light scattered from the liquid sample, where the barrier is configured to seal the at least one well from the measurement chamber, and a weighted lid configured to press a bottom surface of the vessel against a well plate retainer of the measurement chamber, thereby spreading heat among the at least one well and preventing the vessel from warping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Wyatt Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Patent number: 10900006
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Publication number: 20200248118
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Wyatt Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Patent number: 10626359
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Publication number: 20190241850
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Wyatt Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Patent number: 10260033
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini
  • Publication number: 20190106662
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the collection of light scattered from a liquid sample contained within a multiwell plate for which evaporation from the wells is mitigated by the application of a barrier between the liquid sample and the environment. A vertical thermal gradient is applied across the vessel so that condensation is inhibited from forming on the interior surface of the barrier, thus permitting clear illumination of the sample for visual imaging, fluorescence studies and light scattering detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Wyatt Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Trainoff, Shiva Ramini