Patents by Inventor Thomas Koeppen

Thomas Koeppen 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).

  • Pipetting device and pipetting device positioning system
    Patent number: 10670620
    Abstract: A pipetting device comprising a head and a nozzle with a longitudinal axis mounted to the head is disclosed. An actuator member is arranged around and partially covering the nozzle and coupled to the head or to the nozzle. The actuator member and the nozzle move with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis. A contact member is coupled to and arranged around and partially covering the actuator member. The contact member and the actuator member move with respect to each other. The contact member comprises a rim for contacting a container. The actuator member comprises a rim for opening a cap of the container when the contact member is in contact with the container. The actuator member and the contact member move with respect to each other creating a passage through the cap when the nozzle and the actuator member move with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Renato Belz, Armin Bucher, Reto Joho, Maximilian Mizelli, Tamara Melanie Wagner, Markus Rudolf Riepl, Thomas Koeppen
  • PIPETTING DEVICE AND PIPETTING DEVICE POSITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190120869
    Abstract: A pipetting device comprising a head and a nozzle with a longitudinal axis mounted to the head is disclosed. An actuator member is arranged around and partially covering the nozzle and coupled to the head or to the nozzle. The actuator member and the nozzle move with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis. A contact member is coupled to and arranged around and partially covering the actuator member. The contact member and the actuator member move with respect to each other. The contact member comprises a rim for contacting a container. The actuator member comprises a rim for opening a cap of the container when the contact member is in contact with the container. The actuator member and the contact member move with respect to each other creating a passage through the cap when the nozzle and the actuator member move with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Renato Belz, Armin Bucher, Reto Joho, Maximilian Mizelli, Tamara Melanie Wagner, Markus Rudolf Riepl, Thomas Koeppen