James Stuart Woodard

US Patent:

20060077538, Apr 13, 2006

Filed:

Sep 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/236407

Inventors:

David Zahniser - Wellesley MA, US
Theodore Geiselman - Bolton MA, US
Roy Ostgaard - Marion NC, US
James Woodard - Powell OH, US
Kenneth Scott - Westerville OH, US
Scott Danhof - Plain City OH, US
Jan Yates - Reynoldsburg OH, US
Larry Schluer - Sugar Grove OH, US
Joseph Zambanini - Delaware OH, US
Joseph Juratovac - Columbus OH, US
Matthew Zelinski - Worthington OH, US
James Mank - Dublin OH, US
Michael Ulrich - Columbus OH, US
Howard Greene - Worthington OH, US
Randal Chinnock - Southbridge MA, US
Thomas Haubert - Columbus OH, US

Assignee:

Cytyc Corporation - Marlborough MA

International Classification:

G02B 21/00

US Classification:

359368000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to the analysis of specimens. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for reviewing specimen slides, including apparatus for holding the slides. The invention also relates to an automatic focusing method for an imaging system and methods for accommodating vibration in the imaging system. In particular, the methods and apparatus may be applied to the automated analysis of cytological specimen slides.

US Patent:

20130298632, Nov 14, 2013

Filed:

Jan 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/981114

Inventors:

Eric Konkle - Plainfield IN, US
James H. Woodard - Avon IN, US
Jason Michael Thomas - Avon IN, US
Loren D. Hoffman - Jamestown IN, US
Jeffrey L. Jones - Indianapolis IN, US
Luis Felipe Avila - Manlius NY, US

International Classification:

B21D 41/02

US Classification:

7237006

Abstract:

An expansion bullet for a heat exchanger tube includes a leading edge face, a trailing edge face, and a bullet body insertable into a tube of a heat exchanger to expand the tube. The bullet body extends from the leading edge face to the trailing edge face and has an outer profile defined by a single radius. An expansion mechanism for a tube of heat exchanger includes a bullet driving device and an expansion bullet drivable by the bullet driving device. The expansion bullet includes a leading edge face, a trailing edge face, and a bullet body insertable into a tube of a heat exchanger to expand the tube. The bullet body extends from the leading edge face to the trailing edge face and has an outer profile defined by a single radius.