Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Heimberg
Wolfgang Heimberg 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).
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Patent number: 11738354Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit comprises a rotor and a rotor chamber in which the rotor is positioned and supported in rotary fashion. The rotor chamber is delimited by a housing having a drainage channel beneath the rotor. Adjacent to the channel, the inner surface of the housing is embodied in the form of a funnel that feeds into the channel. This centrifuge does not require a suction pump for suctioning liquids from the rotor chamber. In addition, the centrifuge can be provided with an exchangeable module that delimits the rotor chamber and includes the rotor. The exchangeable module can be exchanged after a predetermined amount of use and replaced with another. It is also possible, however, for the module to be removed from the centrifuge, cleaned, and reinserted.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: BlueCatBio GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg, Frank Feist, Dong Liang
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Publication number: 20230150772Abstract: A separating device for the provision of one or more conveyed materials, in particular lids, in a predetermined positional state comprises a conveyor device for receiving and transporting lids in one transport direction, with a conveyor belt and several receiving areas formed on the conveyor belt for receiving at least one lid each, the conveyor device being inclined with respect to the horizontal at least in a pre-separation section in such a way that the transport direction is designed for the upward transport of the lids, and wherein the receiving areas are each limited at least downwards by a stud, and a detection device with a detection area for detecting a predetermined positional state and/or for detecting a number of the lids arranged on the conveyor in a respective receiving area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventor: Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20220212351Abstract: The present invention relates to a gripper device for gripping lids of laboratory vessels. The gripper device comprises a gripper unit with a main body, to which two gripper levers are each pivotably fastened by one end to a pivoting joint in each case. A gripper jaw is formed at the end of each gripper lever remote from the respective pivoting joint, such that the gripper jaws are arranged facing one another. A guiding element is provided which is movably mounted on the main body and two inner and outer guiding faces are formed on the guiding element or on the gripper levers respectively. The gripper levers or the guiding element each have a counter-guiding element which is arranged between one of the inner and one of the outer guiding faces, so that when the guiding element is moved, the gripper levers with their gripper jaws are pivoted apart or pressed together.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventor: Wolfgang Heimberg
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Patent number: 11117142Abstract: A centrifuge has a rotor and a rotor chamber in which the rotor is arranged and rotatably mounted, wherein the rotor has a receiving region for receiving a reaction vessel unit, and the centrifuge being provided with a loading and unloading device comprising a rigid sliding rod for positioning a reaction vessel unit in or for removing a reaction vessel unit from the rotor, wherein the sliding bar is movably arranged in such a way that it, between a discharge position in which it extends through the rotor in the rotor chamber and a loading position in which it is pulled at least out of the region of the rotor chamber, which is stressed by the rotor during one revolution, and a linear drive for moving the sliding rod between the discharge position and the loading position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: BLUECATBIO GMBHInventors: Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg, Johann Junkersfeld, Matthias Erzberger, Frank Feist
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Publication number: 20210270826Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20210138485Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, comprising a rotor and a rotor chamber in which the rotor is positioned and supported in rotary fashion. The rotor chamber is delimited by a housing having a drainage channel beneath the rotor. Adjacent to the channel, the inner surface of the housing is embodied in the form of a funnel that feeds into the channel. This centrifuge does not require a suction pump for suctioning liquids from the rotor chamber. In addition, the centrifuge can be provided with an exchangeable module that delimits the rotor chamber and includes the rotor. The exchangeable module can be exchanged after a predetermined amount of use and replaced with another. It is also possible, however, for the module to be removed from the centrifuge, cleaned, and re-inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg, Frank Feist, Dong Liang
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Patent number: 10928387Abstract: A centrifuge for washing magnetic beads in a reaction vessel unit that includes at least one opening, having a housing including an inner surface and a drain, a rotor disposed within the housing, the rotor being configured to hold a reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly toward the inner surface of the housing, a motor coupled with the rotor to rotate around a horizontal rotation axis, and a magnetic element arranged in the rotor to apply a magnetic field to one or more reaction vessels of a reaction vessel unit held by the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: YANTAI AUSBIO LABORATORIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190227059Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Patent number: 10338063Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: YANTAI AUSBIO LABORATORIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190170740Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190154675Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190145968Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190145969Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit, having a rotor for holding at least one reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly, a motor for rotating the rotor around a rotation axis, a housing having a substantially cylindrical inner surface, wherein a drain is provided for discharging fluid expelled from the reaction vessel unit, wherein a gap is provided between the inner surface and the rotor so that by rotating the rotor a wind is generated which drives the expelled fluid on the inner surface to the drain wherein an aspiration pump is connected to the drain for discharging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20190022670Abstract: This invention concerns a centrifuge having a rotor and a rotor chamber in which the rotor is arranged and rotatably mounted, wherein the rotor has a receiving region for receiving a reaction vessel unit, and the centrifuge being provided with a loading and unloading device comprising a rigid sliding rod for positioning a reaction vessel unit in or for removing a reaction vessel unit from the rotor, wherein the sliding bar is movably arranged in such a way that it, between a discharge position in which it extends through the rotor in the rotor chamber and a loading position in which it is pulled at least out of the region of the rotor chamber, which is stressed by the rotor during one revolution, and a linear drive for moving the sliding rod between the discharge position and the loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Blue CatBio GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg, Johann Junkersfeld, Matthias Erzberger, Frank Feist
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Patent number: 9914125Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out chemical or biological reactions, having a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, where the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a treating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel receiving element. The reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments so that the individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which can be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Wolfgang Heimberg, Thomas Herrmann, Matthias Knulle, Markus Schurf, Tilmann Wagner
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Patent number: 9457351Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel. The invention is characterized by the fact that the reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments. The individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which may be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLCInventors: Lim Hi Tan, Jew Kwee Ngui, Hon Siu Shin, Ui Leng Soh, Yang Hooi Kee, Hock Lai Khoo, Mark T. Reed, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20140273182Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel. The invention is characterized by the fact that the reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments. The individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which may be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Lim Hi Tan, Jew Kwee Ngui, Hon Siu Shin, Ui Leng Soh, Yang Hooi Kee, Hock Lai Khoo, Mark T. Reed, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Patent number: 8721972Abstract: The invention relates to a device for performing biological reactions in a nucleic acid sample. The device can comprise a reaction vessel receiving element that includes a plurality of reaction vessel holders and a gastight jacket or equalization plate containing a fluid changeable between liquid and gaseous states. The gastight jacket or equalization plate can be configured to provide temperature equalization among the reaction vessel holders. The reaction vessel receiving element can also include at least one Peltier element, a cooling element, and a controller configured to cycle the device through a predetermined time-temperature profile via heating and cooling.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLCInventors: Wolfgang Heimberg, Thomas Herrmann, Matthias Knulle, Markus Schurf, Tilmann Wagner
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Patent number: 8676383Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel. The invention is characterized by the fact that the reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments. The individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which may be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLCInventors: Lim Hi Tan, Jew Kwee Ngui, Hon Siu Shin, Ui Leng Soh, Yang Hooi Kee, Hock Lai Khoo, Mark T. Reed, Ching Ong Lau, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20140030170Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the earning out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel receiving element. The invention is characterised by the fact that the reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments. The individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which may be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Wolfgang Heimberg, Thomas Herrmann, Matthias Knulle, Markus Schurf, Tilmann Wagner