Patents by Inventor Volfango Bertola

Volfango Bertola 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 Tube and Rack to Reduce Ice Formation on Barcode
    Publication number: 20260115726
    Abstract: The 2D barcode at the base of a sample tube is protected from frosting by an air pocket within a wall of high thermal conductivity material that surrounds the barcode. The wall is of thermal conductivity greater than 14 W/m K and preferably greater than 200 W/m K. The wall may be formed as a skirt extending from the base of the sample tube or as a part of a supporting rack. The wall, cooled by the sample tube and the frozen sample within the tube, collects frost that would otherwise collect on the 2D barcode and deflects the flow of moist air that would otherwise flow against the barcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Volfango Bertola, David Porter, Maisara Abualqumboz
  • Sample tube and rack to reduce ice formation on barcode
    Patent number: 12533674
    Abstract: The 2D barcode at the base of a sample tube is protected from frosting by an air pocket within a wall of high thermal conductivity material that surrounds the barcode. The wall is of thermal conductivity greater than 14W/m K and preferably greater than 200W/m K. The wall may be formed as a skirt extending from the base of the sample tube or as a part of a supporting rack. The wall, cooled by the sample tube and the frozen sample within the tube, collects frost that would otherwise collect on the 2D barcode and deflects the flow of moist air that would otherwise flow against the barcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Azenta US, Inc.
    Inventors: Volfango Bertola, David Porter, Maisara Abualqumboz
  • Sample Tube and Rack to Reduce Ice Formation on Barcode
    Publication number: 20220347674
    Abstract: The 2D barcode at the base of a sample tube is protected from frosting by an air pocket within a wall of high thermal conductivity material that surrounds the barcode. The wall is of thermal conductivity greater than 14W/m K and preferably greater than 200W/m K. The wall may be formed as a skirt extending from the base of the sample tube or as a part of a supporting rack. The wall, cooled by the sample tube and the frozen sample within the tube, collects frost that would otherwise collect on the 2D barcode and deflects the flow of moist air that would otherwise flow against the barcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Volfango Bertola, David Porter, Maisara Abualqumboz