Patents by Inventor Alan J. Williams
Alan J. Williams 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).
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Patent number: 10822659Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J. Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Publication number: 20180251841Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J. Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Patent number: 9828640Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J. Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Publication number: 20150038352Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J. Williams, Eric B. Schell, Jonh E. Blume
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Patent number: 8855939Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Charles W. Sugnet, James H. Gorrell
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Patent number: 8709716Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. IN a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within cpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Publication number: 20120253688Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Charles W. Sugnet, James H. Gorrell
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Patent number: 8224586Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Charles W. Sugnet, James H. Gorrell
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Patent number: 8170808Abstract: Methods and software products for analysis of alternative splicing are disclosed. In general the methods involve normalizing probe set or exon intensity to an expression level measurement of the gene. The methods may be used to identify tissue-specific alternative splicing events.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Simon Cawley, John E. Blume, Hui Wang, Tyson A. Clark
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Publication number: 20110213560Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Charles W. Sugnet, James H. Gorrell
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Publication number: 20110166037Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. IN a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within cpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Patent number: 7962289Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Williams, Charles W. Sugnet, James H. Gorrell
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Patent number: 7901882Abstract: Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Yanxiang Cao, Shivani Nautiyal, Charles G. Miyada, Christopher Davies, Gangwu Mei, Alan J. Williams, Eric B. Schell, John E. Blume
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Patent number: 7374927Abstract: The invention provides arrays for analysis of compromised nucleic acid samples, for example, nucleic acids obtained from formalin fixed paraffin embedded samples and methods to analyzed these compromised samples. Arrays are disclosed in which the probe selection region used to select probes for the array is the 300 bases of the target MRNA that are immediately upstream of the start of the poly(A) tail of the mRNA. The probes selected for the array are more biased toward the 3? end of the mRNA than other arrays that are currently available.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: John F. Palma, Eric B. Schell, Alan J. Williams
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Patent number: 7341835Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid sequences which are complementary, in one embodiment, to a wide variety of mouse genes. The invention provides the sequences in such a way as to make them available for a variety of analyses. In one embodiment the nucleic acid sequences provided are present as an array of probes that may be used to measure gene expression of different mature RNA isoforms from at least 5,000 alternatively spliced mouse genes. As such, the invention relates to diverse fields impacted by the nature of molecular interaction, including chemistry, biology, medicine, pharmacology and medical diagnostics.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: John E. Blume, Alan J. Williams
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Publication number: 20040002818Abstract: A genomic web portal system provides correlations between probes of probe arrays, such as probes of microarrays, and biological sequences. The system receives a user selection of probe identifiers, associates the probe identifiers with probe sequences, correlates the probe sequences with the biological sequences; and displays a graphical user interface including graphical elements representing probe sequences associated with the probe identifiers and graphical elements representing the biological sequences. The biological sequences may include sequences of EST, DNA, cDNA, RNA, cRNA, mRNA, gene region, gene, gene transcripts, gene transcription products, chromosome, peptide, protein fragment, protein, and/or residue-counting reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Applicant: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: David Kulp, Alan J. Williams
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Patent number: 4665256Abstract: Alkylation of a mixture of aromatic compounds employing novel crystalline porous magnesium silicates having catalytic activity.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1983Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: William P. Dianis, Alan J. Williams
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Patent number: H2136Abstract: The present invention provides novel GPCR polynucleotides, GPCR polypeptides, gene delivery vehicles comprising and/or expressing the GPCR polynucleotides, antibodies and fragments capable of specifically binding to the GPCR polypeptides, and modulators of the GPCR. Also provided by the invention are host cells, transgenic organisms comprising the gene delivery vehicle of the present invention. Further provided are methods of using these compositions for diagnosis and treatment of GPCR associated diseases.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: David C. Kulp, Michael A. Siani-Rose, Alan J. Williams, Cyrus L. Harmon