GORDON ALAN FEINGOLD
Pilots in Santa Barbara, CA

2010001, Jan 21, 2010

Jun 30, 2009

12/494542

Gordon Alan Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
James B. Gilmartin - Los Alamos CA, US
Mark Richard Holbrook - Fort Collins CO, US
John A. Favuzzi - Santa Barbara CA, US
Marc E. Key - Ojai CA, US

G06F 19/00

700245

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the present invention allow for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a robot coupled to the staining apparatus, which performs some of the staining tasks on the individual slides in accordance with their respective protocols, may be prioritized and scheduled. In some embodiments, the scheduling may result in increasing or maximizing the throughput of slides. In some embodiments, robot scheduling ensures that the individual slides are processed substantially within the tolerances specified by their respective protocols. In some embodiments, the robot scheduler may respond to spontaneous user actions and adaptively schedule or re-schedule robot actions.

2006008, Apr 27, 2006

Dec 22, 2003

10/539192

Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Marc Key - Ojai CA, US

DakoCytomation Denmark A/S - Glostrup

G01N 35/00

436047000, 422067000

A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where a number of sample processing systems such as stainer, maybe connected to a number of separate full function computers through a stainer network that may be isolated from other communication traffic. A network configuration may permit scalability and addressability so that additional sample processing systems additional separate full function computers and additional other devices such as label printers may be easily added to the system. One or more remote information links 171 may be provided so that information transfer on a continuous or perhaps constant basis can be accommodated.

7875245, Jan 25, 2011

Jun 20, 2005

11/156760

John A. Favuzzi - Santa Barbara CA, US
Kristopher S. Buchanan - Fort Collins CO, US
Michael T. Barber - Fort Collins CO, US
Loren L. Bland - Carpinteria CA, US
Dawn M. Rohrbacker - Fort Collins CO, US
Robert M. Clark - Loveland CO, US
Gordon A. Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Benno M. Guggenheimer - Santa Monica CA, US
Marc E. Key - Ojai CA, US
Merritt M. Martin, Jr. - Fort Collins CO, US
Robert L. Lathrop - San Jose CA, US
Jeffery L. Rau - Fort Collins CO, US
Jonathan R. Sweda - Fort Collins CO, US
Douglas F. Sweet - Santa Barbara CA, US
John E. Van Bosch - Ventura CA, US
Lars Winther - Smoerum, DK
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US

DAKO Denmark A/S

B01L 3/02

422100, 422 63, 422 67, 422102, 436 43, 436 46, 436 55, 436180

The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for automatic processing a biological sample on a carrier, perhaps robotically, by applying predetermined amounts of reagents in a predetermined sequence according to a processing protocol, the processing including pre-treatment steps, under the control of an adaptive processing control system using a sample process parameter input that may be independent and an independent process parameter memory that does not interrupt process operation when being used, such that samples may be added or removed without interrupting the processing of other samples. Also included is an image capture function for sample and reagent identification and process monitoring, as well as temperature regulation and environmental control functions.

2006008, Apr 20, 2006

Dec 19, 2003

10/538745

Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Marc Key - Ojai CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US
John Favuzzi - Santa Barbara CA, US

G06F 19/00

702023000

A sample processing system () that may be automated and methods are disclosed where samples) () are arranged on a carrier element () and a process operation control system () automatically processes the samples) perhaps robotically with an operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information monitor () or a data capture element (). Significant process details as well as operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information may be monitored and an automatic notice element () may cause notification of a person at some display () that may be remote. Various people may be notified, such as an administrator, a supplier, or a manufacturer of an opportunity for some action such as reagent reordering or the like. A simulated motion display may be included to “watch” simulated operation in real time or long after completion of the actual processing.

7937228, May 3, 2011

Mar 19, 2008

12/076516

Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Marc Key - Ojai CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US
John Favuzzi - Santa Barbara CA, US

DAKO Denmark A/S

G01N 35/00

702 31, 702 32, 422 67, 436 46, 436 49

A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where samples are arranged on a carrier element and a process operation control system automatically processes the samples perhaps robotically with an operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information monitor or a data capture element. Significant process details as well as operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information may be monitored and an automatic notice element may cause notification of a person at some display that may be remote. Various people may be notified, such as an administrator, a supplier, or a manufacturer of an opportunity for some action such as reagent reordering or the like. A simulated motion display may be included to “watch” simulated operation in real time or long after completion of the actual processing.

8394635, Mar 12, 2013

May 6, 2011

13/102181

Marc Key - Ojai CA, US
Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US

DAKO Denmark A/S

G01N 35/00

436 43, 422 63, 422 64, 422 65, 422 66, 422 67, 436180

A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where sample(s) are arranged on a carrier element and a process operation control system automatically processes the sample(s) perhaps robotically according to an desired aggregation of event dictated by an input. Alteration of an initial aggregated event topology may be accepted while the system is processing an initial aggregation and varied-parameter robotic control simulation functionalities may be accomplished to determine an enhanced sequence for processing. Suggested operator actions may be displayed that might further enhance the scheduling of the altered aggregated event topology together with an automatic operator need prompt that may inform an operator of a need for a particular action in order to accomplish the desired tasks. Reversibility to proposed changes may be made available so that an operator may avoid having to activate proposed changes if they cause a processing result that is not acceptable.

7960178, Jun 14, 2011

Dec 19, 2003

10/539561

Marc Key - Ojai CA, US
Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US

DAKO Denmark A/S

G01N 35/00

436 43, 422 63, 422 65, 422 64, 422 66, 422 67, 422 99, 422100, 700 1, 700 95, 700108, 436180, 4352664

A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where sample(s) are arranged on a carrier element and a process operation control system automatically processes the sample(s) perhaps robotically according to an desired aggregation of event dictated by an input. Alteration of an initial aggregated event topology may be accepted while the system is processing an initial aggregation and varied-parameter robotic control simulation functionalities may be accomplished to determine an enhanced sequence for processing. Suggested operator actions may be displayed that might further enhance the scheduling of the altered aggregated event topology together with an automatic operator need prompt that may inform an operator of a need for a particular action in order to accomplish the desired tasks. Reversibility to proposed changes may be made available so that an operator may avoid having to activate proposed changes if they cause a processing result that is not acceptable.

2014003, Feb 6, 2014

Oct 15, 2013

14/053977

Marc Key - Ojai CA, US
Gordon Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US

G01N 1/30

435 405

A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where sample(s) are arranged on a carrier element and a process operation control system automatically processes the sample(s) perhaps robotically according to an desired aggregation of event dictated by an input . Alteration of an initial aggregated event topology may be accepted while the system is processing an initial aggregation and varied-parameter robotic control simulation functionalities may be accomplished to determine an enhanced sequence for processing. Suggested operator actions may be displayed that might further enhance the scheduling of the altered aggregated event topology together with an automatic operator need prompt that may inform an operator of a need for a particular action in order to accomplish the desired tasks. Reversibility to proposed changes may be made available so that an operator may avoid having to activate proposed changes if they cause a processing result that is not acceptable.

7850912, Dec 14, 2010

Sep 16, 2005

11/227270

John A. Favuzzi - Santa Barbara CA, US
Marc E. Key - Ojai CA, US
Robert L. Lathrop - San Jose CA, US
Gordon A. Feingold - Santa Barbara CA, US
Rosanne Welcher - Ventura CA, US

DAKO Denmark A/S

G01N 33/00

422 63, 422 62, 422 99, 422100, 422102

A method and apparatus for continuous workflow processing of biological samples. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a probe for dispensing one or more reagents from one or more reagent containers onto one or more biological sample carriers. The method and apparatus includes processing each biological sample according to a respective sequence of protocol steps which may be ordered by a scheduler protocol. The method and apparatus also includes network capability for connectivity with additional equipment for receiving or transmitting pertinent data via the network.