Patents by Inventor Xiaomin CAI

Xiaomin CAI 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: 10863736
    Abstract: An aliquoting and freezing storage device comprises a test tube and at least one capillary tube. The capillary tube is inserted into a test tube, and the capillary tube is provided with an inner long hole which penetrates throughly. The device utilizes the capillarity to quickly and easily store biological samples in the capillary tubes. When needed, the operator only needs to remove one or several of the tubes, without affecting the remaining biological samples, so as to avoid repeated freezing and thawing of biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaomin Cai
  • Publication number: 20170189901
    Abstract: An aliquoting and freezing storage device comprises a test tube and at least one capillary tube. The capillary tube is inserted into a test tube, and the capillary tube is provided with an inner long hole which penetrates throughly. The device utilizes the capillarity to quickly and easily store biological samples in the capillary tubes. When needed, the operator only needs to remove one or several of the tubes, without affecting the remaining biological samples, so as to avoid repeated freezing and thawing of biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Xiaomin Cai
  • Publication number: 20150048003
    Abstract: A cryo-storage device for biological samples provides a capillary holder, a capillary tube, and a container. A supporting body of the capillary holder has a bottom surface to which a plurality of legs are perimetrically connected, and a top surface to which a handle is connected. Traversing through the supporting body is a plurality of holes, designed to receive capillary tubes. The capillary holder can be placed in a sample tube, such that capillary tubes traverse through one of the plurality of holes and gather sample from the well of the sample tube through capillary action. By providing multiple capillary tubes, a sample can quickly be divided, aiding the storage, freezing, and thawing process. The container has a lateral surface which holds a plurality of supports. The capillary holders have two lips which are placed on the supports, allowing a number of capillary holders to be stored in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Xiaomin CAI