Patents by Inventor Windsor Owens

Windsor Owens 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: 20240005488
    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: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis BALLINGER, Norman BURNS, Manohar FURTADO, Niandong LIU, Windsor OWENS, Bryan STAKER
  • Publication number: 20230400701
    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: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Windsor OWENS, Bryan P. STAKER, Robert HARTLAGE, Edvinas ZIZMINSKAS, David STERN, Paul HEILMAN
  • Publication number: 20230392202
    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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220214557
    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: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Windsor OWENS, Bryan P. STAKER, Robert HARTLAGE, Edvinas ZIZMINSKAS, David STERN, Paul HEILMAN
  • Publication number: 20220187583
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high throughput optical scanning system to generate super resolution images 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Windsor OWENS, Bryan P. STAKER, Robert HARTLAGE, Edvinas ZIZMINSKAS, Paul HEILMAN, Jim JAHNCKE
  • Publication number: 20210334957
    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: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis BALLINGER, Norman BURNS, Manohar FURTADO, Niandong LIU, Windsor OWENS, Bryan STAKER
  • Publication number: 20210277469
    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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210087627
    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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Publication number: 20200393691
    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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Windsor OWENS, Bryan P. STAKER, Robert HARTLAGE, Edvinas ZIZMINSKAS, David STERN, Paul HEILMAN
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20200063200
    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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Publication number: 20190323080
    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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • 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: 20180274028
    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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20180252936
    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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Windsor Owens, Bryan Staker, Rob Hartlage, Edvinas Zizminskas, David Stern, Paul Heilman
  • Patent number: 9863906
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically conditioning a patch plate and a plenum of an electrophysiology measurement system is provided. An arm is linearly movable between a non-operative position and an operative position. An end effector mounted to one side of the arm is configured to condition the patch plate. Another end effector mounted to an opposite side of the arm is configured to condition the plenum. A linear actuator is coupled to the arm and is configured to drive movement of the arm between the operative position and the non-operative position. When the arm is positioned in the operative position, the arm is situated between the patch plate and the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Lee, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20160041115
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically conditioning a patch plate and a plenum of an electrophysiology measurement system is provided. An arm is linearly movable between a non-operative position and an operative position. An end effector mounted to one side of the arm is configured to condition the patch plate. Another end effector mounted to an opposite side of the arm is configured to condition the plenum. A linear actuator is coupled to the arm and is configured to drive movement of the arm between the operative position and the non-operative position. When the arm is positioned in the operative position, the arm is situated between the patch plate and the plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lawrence Lee, Windsor Owens