Patents by Inventor Volker Barenthin

Volker Barenthin 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100535
    Abstract: A cleaning device for the cleaning of a pipetting tip and a method of using the same. The device comprises a horizontally extending upper part and a vertically from the lower end of the upper part extending shaft, wherein both parts comprise a vertically extending central receiving hole for receiving the pipetting tip, and wherein the upper part comprises at least one oscillating nozzle which is arranged perpendicular to the central receiving hole, and which is connected by a channel to a first connector to a cleaning fluid supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Volker Barenthin, Martin Trump, Fabien Hinderer, Varchasvi Nandana
  • Patent number: 11738341
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dispensing system for providing a preset small volume of liquid ?200 ?l into a filling area of a microfluidic sample carrier comprising at least one flow channel, the system including, inter alia, at least one interface unit provided for each flow channel of the microfluidic sample carrier, with each interface unit comprising an injector with an injection channel, wherein the cross section of an outlet part of the injection channel is larger than a cross section of an inlet part of the injection channel and of the middle part of the injection channel. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a respective microfluidic sample carrier sealing system and to a respective method of dispensing sealing liquid into a microfluidic sample carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenny Dittus, Tobias Walz, Andreas Hecht, Jubin Kashef, Volker Barenthin
  • Patent number: 11243220
    Abstract: A device and method for purification of information or particles from a sample and provides a device for performing washing steps in automated analyzer systems, the device comprising a multilayer unit with liquid channel and valves. The multilayer unit may comprise three layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: STRATEG SE
    Inventors: Volker Barenthin, Tuna Sinangin
  • Publication number: 20210245155
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dispensing system for providing a preset small volume of liquid ?200 ?l into a filling area of a microfluidic sample carrier comprising at least one flow channel, the system including, inter alia, at least one interface unit provided for each flow channel of the microfluidic sample carrier, with each interface unit comprising an injector with an injection channel, wherein the cross section of an outlet part of the injection channel is larger than a cross section of an inlet part of the injection channel and of the middle part of the injection channel. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a respective microfluidic sample carrier sealing system and to a respective method of dispensing sealing liquid into a microfluidic sample carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Jenny Dittus, Tobias Walz, Andreas Hecht, Jubin Kashef, Volker Barenthin
  • Publication number: 20210156501
    Abstract: A hose connection for tubes of automated analyser systems transferring mediums like liquid fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Volker Barenthin
  • Publication number: 20180080951
    Abstract: A device and method for purification of information or particles from a sample and provides a device for performing washing steps in automated analyzer systems, the device comprising a multilayer unit with liquid channel and valves. The multilayer unit may comprise three layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Volker Barenthin, Tuna Sinangin
  • Publication number: 20140157983
    Abstract: A modular degassing device (40) is disclosed. The modular degassing device (40) comprises outer clamping plates (330, 340) with at least one degassing module (200) arranged therebetween, wherein the degassing module (200) comprises two modular plates (310, 320) adjacently arranged, both modular plates (310, 320) having a first channel on sides facing a membrane (46) placed therebetween, wherein the first channel of one modular plate (310, 320) is a fluid channel (224) on one side of the membrane (46), and the first channel of the other modular plate (310, 320) is a vacuum channel (212) on the other side of the membrane (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Trump, Volker Barenthin