Patents Assigned to Apton Biosystems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11650202
    Abstract: Methods are provided for detecting a single compound analyte immobilized to a solid substrate by serially contacting and removing different probes to the same analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Bart Lee Staker, Michael David McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11474107
    Abstract: Electrical detection methods are used to identify and further characterize single-molecule target analytes such as proteins and nucleic acids. A composition including a probe region and a tail region is contacted with a target analyte. The probe region specifically binds to the target analyte. The tail region is coupled to the probe region, and includes a nucleic acid template for polynucleotide synthesis. When conditions are such that polynucleotide synthesis occurs along the tail region, one hydrogen ion is released for every nucleotide that is incorporated into the tail region. A transistor such as an ISFET detects and measures changes in ion concentration, and these measurements can be used to identify the tail region and thus characterize the corresponding target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Bart Lee Staker, Michael David McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11434532
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. There have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy or polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Patent number: 11435356
    Abstract: Electrical detection methods are used to identify and further characterize single-molecule target analytes such as proteins and nucleic acids. A composition including a probe region and a tail region is contacted with a target analyte. The probe region specifically binds to the target analyte. The tail region is coupled to the probe region, and includes a nucleic acid template for polynucleotide synthesis. When conditions are such that polynucleotide synthesis occurs along the tail region, one hydrogen ion is released for every nucleotide that is incorporated into the tail region. A transistor such as an ISFET detects and measures changes in ion concentration, and these measurements can be used to identify the tail region and thus characterize the corresponding target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Bart Lee Staker, Michael David McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11248266
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Michael David McLaughlin, Bart Lee Staker
  • Patent number: 11060140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Patent number: 11047005
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Patent number: 10829816
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Michael David McLaughlin, Bart Lee Staker
  • Patent number: 10585296
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high throughput optical scanning device and methods of use. The optical scanning device and methods of use provided herein can allow high throughput scanning of a continuously moving object with a high resolution despite fluctuations in stage velocity. This can aid in high throughput scanning of a substrate, such as a biological chip comprising fluorophores. Also provided herein are improved optical relay systems and scanning optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Windsor Owens, Bryan Staker, Rob Hartlage, Edvinas Zizminskas, David Stern, Paul Heilman
  • Patent number: 10378053
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apton Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20160201119
    Abstract: Electrical detection methods are used to identify and further characterize single-molecule target analytes such as proteins and nucleic acids. A composition including a probe region and a tail region is contacted with a target analyte. The probe region specifically binds to the target analyte. The tail region is coupled to the probe region, and includes a nucleic acid template for polynucleotide synthesis. When conditions are such that polynucleotide synthesis occurs along the tail region, one hydrogen ion is released for every nucleotide that is incorporated into the tail region. A transistor such as an ISFET detects and measures changes in ion concentration, and these measurements can be used to identify the tail region and thus characterize the corresponding target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Apton Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Staker, Niandong Liu, Bart Lee McLaughlin