Patents by Inventor Simon Ickinger

Simon Ickinger 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).

  • Process for Peristaltic Pump Control
    Publication number: 20100135824
    Abstract: A peristaltic pump is provided comprising squeezing elements moved by at least one actuator, which squeezing elements act on a tube in which a medium is conveyed, with the squeezing elements successively getting into and out of a squeezing engagement with the tube. A process for controlling the peristaltic pump comprises measuring over time a fluidic parameter representative for the flow rate of the medium through the tube, determining the relative undulation of the flow rate of the medium from the measured temporal course of the fluidic parameter, and smoothing the undulation by adjusting the progression speed of the squeezing elements on the basis of the determined undulation of the flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Ickinger, Arnold Bartel