Patents by Inventor Steven Romine

Steven Romine 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).

  • Sample holder with a well having a wicking promoter
    Patent number: 9399215
    Abstract: Sample holding system, including methods and apparatus, including a holder defining a well having a wicking promoter that encourages flow of a sample to the bottom of the well. Methods of making and using the holder are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Cauley, III, Luc Bousse, Jonathan Petersen, Kevin D. Ness, Steven Romine
  • FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH GASKET
    Publication number: 20140080226
    Abstract: Fluid transport system, including methods and apparatus, for moving fluid. The system may include a plurality of wells each having a rim. The system also may include a gasket defining a plurality of apertures that extend through the gasket from a top side to a bottom side of the gasket. The bottom side may define a plurality of grooves, with each groove extending at least partway around an axis defined by an aperture of the plurality of apertures. The gasket may be configured to have the top side of the gasket engaged with a pump assembly and at least a portion of the rim of each of the wells disposed in at least one groove of the plurality of grooves, to provide sealed communication between the pump assembly and each of the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Cauley, III, Steven Romine
  • SAMPLE HOLDER WITH A WELL HAVING A WICKING PROMOTER
    Publication number: 20130269452
    Abstract: Sample holding system, including methods and apparatus, including a holder defining a well having a wicking promoter that encourages flow of a sample to the bottom of the well. Methods of making and using the holder are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas H. Cauley III, Luc Bousse, Jon Petersen, Kevin D. Ness, Steven Romine