Gregory L Gates

US Patent:

58615636, Jan 19, 1999

Filed:

Mar 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/822585

Inventors:

Robert R. Boyd - Boulder CO
Brad W. Filkins - Lafayette CO
Gregory Hunt Gates - Golden CO
Mark E. Holubar - Boulder CO
Steven R. Zimmerman - Longmont CO
Mark R. Montognese - Longmont CO
Douglas P. Walter - Longmont CO
Lindsay Wert - Denver CO

Assignee:

Bayer Corporation - Tarrytown NY

International Classification:

G01N 114

US Classification:

7386421

Abstract:

An apparatus for transporting racks of sealed sample tubes, mixing a sample material contained within the tubes, and aspirating samples from the tubes. The apparatus includes a car which runs along a rail. The car drives racks containing the sample tubes into a mixer channel disposed above and running parallel to the rail. The mixer channel is mounted to rotate about an axis parallel to the rail to mix samples and position the tubes to be aspirated. A push pin mounted adjacent to the mixer channel extends into the mixer channel and urges individual tubes against an aspirator assembly mounted on the opposite side of the mixer channel. An input queue is disposed proximate the input side of the rail and an output queue disposed proximate the output side of rail. The input queue supports the racks and feeds them into position to be driven by the car mechanism into the mixer channel. The output queue receives racks after being aspirated and feeds them aft to make room for subsequent racks driven by the car from the mixer channel.

US Patent:

59592214, Sep 28, 1999

Filed:

Feb 4, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/018369

Inventors:

Robert Boyd - Boulder CO
Brad Filkins - Lafayette CO
Gregory Gates - Golden CO
Mark Holubar - Boulder CO
Steven Zimmerman - Longmont CO
Mark Montognese - Longmont CO
Douglas Walter - Longmont CO
Lindsay Wert - Denver CO

Assignee:

Bayer Corporation - Tarrytown NY

International Classification:

G01N 100

US Classification:

7386424

Abstract:

An apparatus for transporting racks of sealed sample tubes, mixing a sample material contained within the tubes, and aspirating samples from the tubes. The apparatus includes a car which runs along a rail. The car drives racks containing the sample tubes into a mixer channel disposed above and running parallel to the rail. The mixer channel is mounted to rotate about an axis parallel to the rail to mix samples and position the tubes to be aspirated. A push pin mounted adjacent to the mixer channel extends into the mixer channel and urges individual tubes against an aspirator assembly mounted on the opposite side of the mixer channel. An input queue is disposed proximate the input side of the rail and an output queue disposed proximate the output side of rail. The input queue supports the racks and feeds them into position to be driven by the car mechanism into the mixer channel. The output queue receives racks after being aspirated and feeds them aft to make room for subsequent racks driven by the car from the mixer channel.

US Patent:

20180314034, Nov 1, 2018

Filed:

Apr 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/569563

Inventors:

- Santa Monica CA, US
Gregory Gates - Golden CO, US

International Classification:

G02B 7/18
G02B 7/183
G02B 5/08
G02B 19/00

Abstract:

The present invention provides strategies for mitigating the deleterious effects of differential thermal expansion in composite panel structures. The principles of the present invention are particularly useful in the field of concentrating solar power. The principles of the present invention can be used in CSP applications to make composite mirror panel structures with improved characteristics for accommodating differential thermal expansion between components of the composite. Significantly, the composite mirrors structures can still be securely attached to other heliostat components such as a drive mechanism while still having the ability to accommodate differential thermal expansion between the skins of a composite mirror panel helps to limit energy losses due to slope errors.