John O Merrill

US Patent:

43479359, Sep 7, 1982

Filed:

May 16, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/039527

Inventors:

John T. Merrill - Berkeley CA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

International Classification:

B07C 5342

US Classification:

209 32

Abstract:

An improved method of sorting biological cells in a conventional cell sorter apparatus includes generating a fluid jet containing cells to be sorted, measuring the distance between the centers of adjacent droplets in a zone thereof defined at the point where the fluid jet separates into descrete droplets, setting the distance between the center of a droplet in said separation zone and the position along said fluid jet at which the cell is optically sensed for specific characteristics to be an integral multiple of said center-to-center distance, and disabling a charger from electrically charging a specific droplet if a cell is detected by the optical sensor in a position wherein it will be in the neck area between droplets during droplet formation rather than within a predetermined distance from the droplet center.

US Patent:

20200311681, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Mar 26, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/831622

Inventors:

- West Valley UT, US
Mitchell Harris - West Valley UT, US
Doug Watson - West Valley UT, US
Karen Edgar - West Valley UT, US
John Merrill - West Valley UT, US

Assignee:

Construction Materials Technologies, Inc. - West Valley UT

International Classification:

G06Q 10/10
G06F 16/25
G06Q 10/06
G06Q 30/04

Abstract:

A workflow system includes a workflow database. The workflow database may convert proposals or bids into a workflow process. The workflow process may involve one or more tasks which are performed by resources. The workflow database may have access to systems, or provide a system to interface with resources, contractors, vendors, billing departments, and generate reports of workflow process.