Patents by Inventor Billy W. Colson

Billy W. Colson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sorting, amplification, detection, and identification of nucleic acid subsequences in a complex mixture
    Patent number: 8338166
    Abstract: A system for identifying all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in a sample. A droplet generator creates droplets from the sample. The droplets constitute sub-nanoliter volume reactors containing the organism sized particles. A lysis device performs lysis of the organisms to release the nucleic acids. An amplifier amplifies the nucleic acids. A fractionater releases the nucleic acids from the droplets. A parallel analyzer identifies all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Neil R. Beer, Benjamin J. Hindson, Billy W. Colson, Jr., Joseph P. Fitch
  • Sorting, amplification, detection, and identification of nucleic acid subsequences in a complex mixture
    Publication number: 20080166793
    Abstract: A system for identifying all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in a sample. A droplet generator creates droplets from the sample. The droplets constitute sub-nanoliter volume reactors containing the organism sized particles. A lysis device performs lysis of the organisms to release the nucleic acids. An amplifier amplifies the nucleic acids. A fractionater releases the nucleic acids from the droplets. A parallel analyzer identifies all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Neil R. Beer, Benjamin J. Hindson, Billy W. Colson, Joseph P. Fitch