Basque
Pierre Basque, Marigny Brizay FR
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20160114826 | Vehicle Steering Wheel - A vehicle steering wheel includes a rim having a cavity, and a device arranged in the cavity of the rim. The vehicle steering wheel further includes a hood designed to close the cavity and a polymer injected around the rim and around the hood. A sealing means is arranged to prevent the polymer from being introduced into the cavity during its injection. | 04-28-2016 |
Roland Basque, Brossard CA
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20090060399 | EASY-TEAR, NON-LAMINATED, POLYOLEFIN BASED POUCH AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - An easy-tear, non-laminated, polyolefin based film pouch, method of manufacturing and forming die assembly is described. The pouch has a sealed flowable-type material containing compartment between opposed film walls which are sealed along opposed parallel edges thereof. A high tear strength seal tab is formed in a corner portion of the pouch and extends from one of the parallel edges. The seal tab is spaced a predetermined distance from an adjacent transverse side edge of the pouch. A tear slit is formed in the seal tab to initiate a tear in the pouch for access to the flowable material in the pouch. More specifically, but not exclusively, the pouch is fabricated in a vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) machine. | 03-05-2009 |
Todd Basque, Arlington, VA US
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20130192391 | Robotic End Effector for Frozen Aliquotter and Methods of Taking a Frozen Aliquot from Biological Samples - A robotic end effector for collecting frozen aliquots from an array of frozen samples in a plurality of containers has a coring bit for taking frozen sample cores from the frozen samples and a frozen sample core extraction system adapted to extract frozen sample cores from the frozen samples. A fill level detection system is adapted to detect the positions of the surfaces of the frozen samples. A processor is adapted to receive signals from the fill level detection system and use the signals and information concerning operation of the frozen sample core extraction system to determine at least one of the following: (a) the amount of material contained in a frozen sample core obtained by the coring bit; and (b) the number of frozen sample cores needed from a particular frozen sample to obtain a predetermined amount of material from that frozen sample. | 08-01-2013 |
20160041071 | ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR FOR FROZEN ALIQUOTTER AND METHODS OF TAKING A FROZEN ALIQUOT FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A robotic end effector for collecting frozen aliquots from an array of frozen samples in a plurality of containers has a coring bit for taking frozen sample cores from the frozen samples and a frozen sample core extraction system adapted to extract frozen sample cores from the frozen samples. A fill level detection system is adapted to detect the positions of the surfaces of the frozen samples. A processor is adapted to receive signals from the fill level detection system and use the signals and information concerning operation of the frozen sample core extraction system to determine at least one of the following: (a) the amount of material contained in a frozen sample core obtained by the coring bit; and (b) the number of frozen sample cores needed from a particular frozen sample to obtain a predetermined amount of material from that frozen sample. | 02-11-2016 |
Todd Basque, Danvers, MA US
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20140053664 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALIQUOTTING FROZEN SAMPLES - A single-use coring probe for collecting a frozen aliquot from a frozen biological sample includes a hollow coring bit and an ejector adapted. The ejector is operable to eject a frozen sample core from the bit as it moves from a retracted position to an extended position. Use of the ejector converts the probe to a disabled configuration to discourage reuse of the coring probe to obtain another sample. The probe may include a locking mechanism adapted to prevent re-use of the single-use coring probe by locking the ejector in the extended position. A hand-held coring device can be used to take frozen sample cores from frozen samples. A tissue container is suitable for holding a frozen tissue sample in frozen storage and also for holding the sample while the sample is sectioned and/or a full-depth frozen sample core is extracted from the frozen tissue. | 02-27-2014 |
20140267713 | Machine Vision System for Frozen Aliquotter for Biological Samples - A machine vision system for use with a robotic system that takes frozen sample cores from frozen samples that are in containers includes a camera and a fill level detection system. A processor is configured to receive signals from the fill level detection system and use the signals to determine where to position the camera to obtain an image of the frozen samples. The processor can be configured to receive image data from the camera and to determine locations of bores where frozen sample cores have already been taken. The processor uses this data to move a coring probe into an open end of at least one bore to clear the bore of debris. The system can include a light for illuminating the containers. The majority of the light energy emitted by the light has a wavelength of 620-750 nm or 495-570 nm. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326083 | Targeting Systems and Methods for Frozen Aliquotter for Biological Samples - A system for taking frozen sample cores from frozen biological samples includes a coring bit mount adapted to hold a coring bit and a carriage supporting the coring bit mount. A drive system is adapted to produce relative movement between the carriage and the frozen biological samples for moving the coring bit along a path into the frozen biological samples. A cutting action motor is supported by the carriage and adapted to drive a cutting motion of the coring bit as the drive system drives the coring bit into the frozen biological samples. A targeting system is adapted to direct electromagnetic radiation onto one of the frozen biological samples when the sample is positioned in the path of the coring bit. The electromagnetic radiation is adapted to produce a display on the frozen biological sample indicating where the path of the coring bit intersects the frozen biological sample. | 11-06-2014 |