Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Mann
Wolfgang Mann 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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Publication number: 20240133875Abstract: 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 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Patent number: 11885799Abstract: 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: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: YANTAI AUSBIO LABORATORIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Patent number: 11885798Abstract: 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, and a loading mechanism with a beam for loading and unloading the centrifuge with the at least one reaction vessel unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: YANTAI AUSBIO LABORATORIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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Publication number: 20230393127Abstract: 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: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann, Wolfgang Heimberg
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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: 20230077651Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifuge for cleaning a reaction vessel unit and to a method for cleaning such a centrifuge. The centrifuge has a rotor and a rotor chamber, in which the rotor is arranged and mounted, the rotor features a receiving area for receiving the reaction vessel unit. The rotor chamber is limited by a housing, the housing having an outlet to drain the liquid discharged from the reaction vessels and being provided with an inlet for filling the rotor chamber with a cleaning solution in such a way, when the rotor rotates, the rotor 2 is at least partially immersed in the cleaning solution and distributes it in rotor chamber and/or the inlet is designed in such a way that the cleaning solution is distributed in rotor chamber when it is supplied by the rotating rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Wolfgang Mann, Frank Feist
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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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Patent number: 10895570Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the result of an agglutination reaction and a microplate used in such a method. Agglutinated and non-agglutinated sample material is separated by means of a separation material such as gel material or a bead matrix in a centrifugation step. Whether an agglutination reaction took place or not is determined by comparing the color intensities and/or the gray levels of images of the top side and the bottom side of the respective reaction vessel. Comparing the color intensities and/or the gray levels of the two images makes the automatic determination reliable and stable. Furthermore, the reaction wells are arranged in a two-dimensional array which provides a high throughput.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Yantai AusBio Laboratories Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann
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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: 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: 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: 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: 10092901Abstract: A Microplate comprising a plurality of wells (2) is arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each well (2) is inclined or pivotably mounted in the microplate (1) so that the wells (2) align with the direction of a centrifugal force during centrifuging of the microplate (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Yantai AusBio Laboratories Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaoqiang Wang, Wolfgang Mann
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Publication number: 20170043337Abstract: A Microplate comprising a plurality of wells (2) is arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each well (2) is inclined or pivotably mounted in the microplate (1) so that the wells (2) align with the direction of a centrifugal force during centrifuging of the microplate (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: Yantai AusBio Laboratories Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaoqiang WANG, Wolfgang MANN