Patents by Inventor Charles F. Nelson

Charles F. Nelson 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).

  • Systems and methods for producing chemical array layouts
    Patent number: 9286438
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to obtain a chemical array layout are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla, Jing Gao
  • Systems for producing chemical array layouts
    Patent number: 8380441
    Abstract: Systems to obtain a chemical array layout are provided. Systems of the invention include input and output managers for receiving information from and sending information to one or more users and a processing module having an array layout developer that applies rules relating to array layout design. The array layout developer develops an array layout based on the application of one or more of the rules to array request information received from one or more users. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter G. Webb, Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla, Marylinn Munson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CHEMICAL ARRAY LAYOUTS
    Publication number: 20100267588
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to obtain a chemical array layout are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla, Jing Gao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING TARGET PROBE SETS
    Publication number: 20090299650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to filter target probes sets are provided. In certain embodiments, the system and methods are implemented on a web-based platform. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for the dynamic generation of repeat libraries for uncharacterized species
    Publication number: 20090089329
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same for dynamically generating repeat libraries for use in detecting and for masking out repetitive elements in species having poorly characterized genomes or transcriptomes based on phylogenetic analysis are provided herein. Dynamically generated repeat libraries find use, for example, in the design and use of probes for identification of specific targets in these poorly characterized species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, III, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROBE DESIGN BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20080228409
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to select or design probes specific for a target nucleic acid based on experimental parameters are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and Computer Program Products for Probe Set Design
    Publication number: 20080040047
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to design target probes sets are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for probe qualification
    Publication number: 20080027653
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to qualify biomolecular probes for use in a predetermined hybridization assay are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for probe design
    Publication number: 20080027654
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to design biomolecular probes specific for a target nucleic acid are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for probe selection
    Publication number: 20080027655
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to select probes specific for a target nucleic acid are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao, Peter Webb, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for probe annotation
    Publication number: 20080004814
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to annotate biomolecular probes are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Jing Gao
  • Systems and methods for array content information exchange
    Publication number: 20080005142
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to exchange array content information are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for proprietary array content information exchange
    Publication number: 20080005083
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to exchange proprietary array content information are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla
  • Systems and methods for biopolymeric probe design using graphical representation of a biopolymeric sequence
    Publication number: 20070148658
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using the same to obtairi one or more probe sequences in response to an input graphical representation of a biopolymeric sequence are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Charles F. Nelson, Amitabh Shukla
  • Polyester monofilaments
    Patent number: 7163743
    Abstract: The present invention provides monofilaments coated with certain adhesive layers and methods to produce the coated filaments. Also provided are fabrics formed from the monofilaments. The coated monofilaments and fabrics provide improved adhesion with additional coating top layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Atwood, Anne-Marie Coffin, John D. Feathers, Richard Allen Hayes, Charles F. Nelson
  • Low friction toothbrush
    Patent number: 6871374
    Abstract: A brush for use in cleaning teeth, and a method for cleaning teeth using such brush, in which bristles are used in the brush that are prepared from a composition containing a thermoplastic polymeric resin in admixture with a slip agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Russel A. Brezler, III, Susan E. Loudin, Charles F. Nelson, Kwai-Yung Benjamin Su
  • Polyester monofilaments
    Publication number: 20040197556
    Abstract: The present invention provides monofilaments coated with certain adhesive layers and methods to produce the coated filaments. Also provided are fabrics formed from the monofilaments. The coated monofilaments and fabrics provide improved adhesion with additional coating top layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Atwood, Anne-Marie Coffin, John D. Feathers, Richard Allen Hayes, Charles F. Nelson
  • Low friction toothbrush
    Publication number: 20040175675
    Abstract: A brush for use in cleaning teeth, and a method for cleaning teeth using such brush, in which bristles are used in the brush that are prepared from a composition containing a thermoplastic polymeric resin in admixture with a slip agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Russel A. Brezler, Susan E. Loudin, Charles F. Nelson, Kwai-Yung Benjamin Su
  • Low friction toothbrush
    Publication number: 20020120995
    Abstract: A brush for use in cleaning teeth, and a method for cleaning teeth using such brush, in which bristles are used in the brush that are prepared from a composition containing a thermoplastic polymeric resin in admixture with a slip agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Russel A. Brezler, Susan E. Loudin, Charles F. Nelson, Kwai-Yung Benjamin Su