Patents by Inventor Urs Kenel

Urs Kenel 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).

  • Patent number: 6548022
    Abstract: The automatic analyzer for the assay of liquid samples comprises an exchangeable mixing chamber whose mixing chamber is tapered toward the bottom and is provided with an outlet which is followed by a bore which connects the mixing chamber to an outlet opening. An abrupt transition is formed between said bore and the outlet opening for the analyzed liquid. The abrupt transition is a restriction which serves as a collecting trap for disturbing particles, e.g. coaguli, which might lead to undesirable obstructions elsewhere. Those particles which cannot be flushed away laterally by another outlet opening are eliminated by removing the mixing chamber from the base and blowing it through. A sealing ring serves for a tight seal between the plane bottom of the mixing chamber and the connection. A fluid sensor is provided in order to detect the sample liquid flowing through this connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Urs Kenel, Jurgen Rauh