Patents by Inventor Stephen Bagnato

Stephen Bagnato 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 Tissue Sample Processing
    Publication number: 20080113440
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to laboratory systems for processing tissue samples and specimens within a laboratory. In particular, the present invention relates to a system for automating sample processing, comprising handling and analysis of tissue specimens with laboratory and/or medical diagnostic equipment. In one form the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for sample processing tissue specimens for histological and/or pathological laboratory analysis involving procedures or tasks such as, for example, tissue processing, embedding, staining, coverslipping and imaging. In a laboratory system utilizing aspects of the present invention there is provided at least one workcell and at least one conveyer in which tissue samples may be routed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Phillip Clyde Roberts Gurney, Stuart Stanley Elliott, Eduardo VOM, Simon Jonathon Spence, Stephen Bagnato, Andrew Watkins