PATRICK QUINN MOORE
Pilots at Church St, Gilroy, CA

6387030, May 14, 2002

Jun 30, 2000

09/608177

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA
Shahla Sheikholeslam - Los Altos CA

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B04B 502

494 20, 494 16, 494 45, 422 72, 422102

A removable adapter for a centrifuge container is described. The adapter has an opening on top, an exterior surface and an interior surface. The exterior surface of the adapter body completely conforms to the bottom portion of the centrifuge container cavity. The interior surface of the adapter body has an internal sidewall and a bottom with a pellet well. The pellet well extends downwardly, toward the exterior surface. Also, an assembly is disclosed, including the adapter of the present invention with a pellet well and a liner, conforming to the interior surface of the adapter, once inside the adapter. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation. In this method, the removable adapter with a pellet well of the present invention is placed into a centrifuge container. Then, the suspension is placed into the centrifuge container.

6599482, Jul 29, 2003

Aug 2, 1999

09/365442

Melvin Dorin - Mountain View CA
Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA
Winston H. H. Lowe - Sunnyvale CA

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

G01G 124

422104, 177195, 177200, 220486, 211 74, 211 8531

A centrifuge container transport rack designed with symmetrical opposing sides located over a central pivot. The pivot enables the rack to be utilized in the balancing of centrifuge containers.

6062407, May 16, 2000

Mar 20, 1998

9/045389

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B65D 5300

215270

A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifugal load to which the capping assembly is subjected. The lid includes a cover portion and a peripheral member surrounding the cover portion and extending transverse thereto. The lid is disposed within an open end of the container, with the peripheral member having a frusto-conical surface that faces the container's wall. A gasket is disposed about the frusto-conical surface, forming a fluid-tight and air-tight seal with the cylindrical wall of the canister. The gasket is received in a channel formed into the frusto-conical surface. A region of the channel includes a vent slot to facilitate removal of the container from the canister.

5855289, Jan 5, 1999

Apr 25, 1997

8/842986

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA

Beckman Instruments, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B65D 5300

215270

A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifugal load to which the capping assembly is subjected. The lid includes a cover portion and a peripheral member surrounding the cover portion and extending transverse thereto. The lid is disposed within an open end of the container, with the peripheral member having a frusto-conical surface that faces the container's wall. A gasket is disposed about the frusto-conical surface, forming a fluid-tight and air-tight seal with the cylindrical wall. A plurality of arcuate ribs extend across the cover portion, between opposed areas of the peripheral member. Each of the ribs are adapted to flex, under centrifugal force, expanding the opposed areas outwardly.

5961086, Oct 5, 1999

Apr 27, 1998

9/067484

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA
Stephen E. Little - Cupertino CA

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

A47F 500

248314

A hands-free gripping device which holds generally cylindrical containers, particularly labware, securely and prevents the container from turning while either opening or closing it. The gripping device features internal deformable ribbing, which secures the container by canting slightly when the container is turned thereby wedging the container in place. This action resists rotation in either direction, making a single device practical for both opening and closing. The device can be mounted on any flat surface and acts as a "third hand" to allow the user to use both hands or to use a single hand to grasp securely the closure being removed or secured from the container. The gripping device facilitates assembly or disassembly of labware devices needing application of torque.

5899349, May 4, 1999

Oct 2, 1997

8/942973

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA

Beckman Instruments, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B04B 1500, B65D 5118, B65D 5116

215277

A cap assembly for use with a centrifuge container includes a stopper (plug) member to provide a fluid-tight seal of an open end of the container. The stopper member includes a channel therethrough. A lid receives the combination of a stopper fitted into the open end of the container. Depending portions on the underside of the lid press upon the stopper to ensure a reliable seal of the container. In addition, the depending portions are adapted to close off an opening of the channel when the lid and stopper are assembled. Removal of the lid opens the channel allowing air to flow into the container, and in this way any vacuum that develops in the container during a centrifugation run is released by such action.

5728038, Mar 17, 1998

Apr 25, 1997

8/845679

Robert G. Coffey - Campbell CA
Dean A. Hanquist - Palo Alto CA
Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA
Terence T. Lung - Sunnyvale CA

Beckman Instruments, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B04B 502

494 16

A centrifuge rotor with a body having a spin axis and a plurality of bores formed therein, each of which is adapted to support a centrifuge container. The rotor includes a load reducing feature to decrease the loading between the rotor body and the centrifuge container, during centrifugation. The load reducing feature includes separating a portion of an annular shoulder of a centrifuge container from the rotor body. The portion of the annular shoulder that is separated is disposed between the spin axis and the bore associated with the centrifuge container.

7128838, Oct 31, 2006

Jan 16, 2004

10/759498

Melvin Dorin - Mountain View CA, US
Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA, US

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B04B 7/12, B65D 25/14

210541, 215 121, 22049501, 22049505, 422 72, 422102, 494 21, 494 45

A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to the interior cavity. The liner body may be made of a material that is sufficiently resilient to allow a reversible deformation of the body by folding, twisting, collapsing, rolling, or pleating.

6866826, Mar 15, 2005

Dec 30, 2000

09/751780

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA, US
Christopher L. Stewart - Santa Clara CA, US

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B01L003/00, G01N009/30

422102, 422 72, 422 99, 422101, 436177, 220318, 220324, 215285

A centrifuge labware includes a container and a removable, non-threaded lid. The container has a top opening which is at least about 90% of the cross-sectional area of the container.

7118522, Oct 10, 2006

Apr 15, 2003

10/413881

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA, US
Christopher L. Stewart - Santa Clara CA, US
TenLin S. Tsai - Mountain View CA, US

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

B04B 5/02, B04B 15/00

494 85, 494 16, 494 20, 494 45, 422102

An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls of a sample container and prevent force from damaging the sample container during a centrifuge separation procedure.