Patents by Inventor Brad Hunsley

Brad Hunsley 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).

  • Publication number: 20230302454
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a method of making a biological sample collection container, an internally coated biological sample collection container, and uses of the same, particularly for omic analysis. A reagent (or a reagent precursor) is deposited in a liquid state at least partially along at least one side wall of the container. The reagent precursor is dried to form a dried coating having a predefined pattern and topology along at least a portion of the at least one side wall. A container thus results having a coating that includes, in a dried state, a stabilizer agent, or reaction product of a stabilizer agent and an anticoagulant, and upon collection of a sample enables stabilization of any present white blood cells, cell-free nucleic acids, extracellular vesicles, circulating tumor cells, proteins, metabolites, lipids, or any combination thereof, and preserving them in sufficient quantity and quality for omic analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Salamifar, Nick George, Brad Hunsley
  • Publication number: 20230228742
    Abstract: A suspension composition for a hematology analysis control particularly useful for preserving relevant detectable characteristics of blood cells for a prolong stability period. The suspension may include at least one polysaccharide, which may include or derive from chitosan and/or chitin, as a stabilizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Brad Hunsley, John W. Scholl
  • Publication number: 20230180742
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: M. Rohan Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Patent number: 11547111
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Streck, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Rohan Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Patent number: 11506655
    Abstract: A suspension composition for a hematology analysis control particularly useful for preserving relevant detectable characteristics of blood cells for a prolong stability period. The suspension may include at least one polysaccharide, which may include or derive from chitosan and/or chitin, as a stabilizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: STRECK, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Hunsley, John W. Scholl
  • Publication number: 20200315163
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: M. Rohan Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Patent number: 10674721
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: STRECK, INC.
    Inventors: Rohan M. Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Publication number: 20190178876
    Abstract: A suspension composition for a hematology analysis control particularly useful for preserving relevant detectable characteristics of blood cells for a prolong stability period. The suspension may include at least one polysaccharide, which may include or derive from chitosan and/or chitin, as a stabilizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Brad Hunsley, John W. Scholl
  • Publication number: 20190075785
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Rohan M. Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Patent number: 10091984
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: STRECK, INC.
    Inventors: Rohan M. Fernando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley
  • Publication number: 20170097361
    Abstract: A method relating to preparation of a biological sample for analysis by flow cytometry including contacting a drawn blood sample with a protective agent that is substantially free of formaldehyde and analyzing the white blood cells of the contacted sample for protein epitopes after at least about twenty-four hours after contacting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jodi Alt, Carissa Moore, Brad Hunsley
  • Publication number: 20170052173
    Abstract: A reference control composition for use therein and methods for making the same, including a plurality of spermatozoa from a non-human source for simulating human spermatozoa and an effective amount of an agent for maintaining the plurality of spermatozoa in a substantially aggregate-free condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Brad Hunsley, Cathy Horstman, Kitty McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20160174544
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Rohan M. Femando, Wayne L. Ryan, Brad Hunsley