Patents by Inventor Thomas HIRTZ

Thomas HIRTZ 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).

  • System for the storage and traceability of biological specimen holders
    Patent number: 11647994
    Abstract: The device for the storage and traceability of biological specimens placed in holders is provided with identification information in the form of encoded data. The device includes at least one tray provided with a plurality of cells for the storage of the holders provided with storage housings for the holders, at least one apparatus for reading encoded data and determining data relative to the location of each holder within the receptacle, and a computerized processor for the data read and determined by the apparatus. The is a device for recognizing an empty housing within the receptacle defined by a detector for a physical characteristic of the bottom of the cell or an element secured to this bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: DREAMPATH DIAGNOSTICS
    Inventors: Pablo Jordan Navas, Thomas Crepieux, Valerie Wilhelm, Thomas Hirtz
  • DEVICE FOR THE STORAGE AND TRACEABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN HOLDERS
    Publication number: 20200345333
    Abstract: The device for the storage and traceability of biological specimens placed in holders is provided with identification information in the form of encoded data. The device includes at least one tray provided with a plurality of cells for the storage of the holders provided with storage housings for the holders, at least one apparatus for reading encoded data and determining data relative to the location of each holder within the receptacle, and a computerized processor for the data read and determined by the apparatus. The is a device for recognizing an empty housing within the receptacle defined by a detector for a physical characteristic of the bottom of the cell or an element secured to this bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Pablo JORDAN NAVAS, Thomas CREPIEUX, Valerie WILHELM, Thomas HIRTZ