Patents by Inventor Alex Cao

Alex Cao 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).

  • Patent number: 11959134
    Abstract: Methods of double-stranded nucleic acid sequence determination and assembly that are able to identify insertions, deletions, repeat region sizes and genomic rearrangements, for example, are disclosed herein, which can use relatively large labeled nucleic acid fragments to analyze the structure of even larger genetic regions. In some embodiments these methods involve the use of certain parameters which unexpectedly improve overall method performance. In some embodiments these methods involve sample labeling that does not result in the formation of single-stranded nucleic acid fragment labeling intermediaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bionano Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Saghbini, Henry B. Sadowski, Goran Pljevaljcic, Alex R. Hastie, Han Cao
  • Patent number: 9439556
    Abstract: A system for autonomous camera control includes a first robot having a surgical tool mounted as an end effector and a second robot having a camera mounted as an end effector. A controller may be provided for manipulating the second robot, where the controller stores a first kinematic model for the first robot and a second kinematic model for the second robot. The controller may be configured to automatically manipulate the second robot to position the camera based on the second kinematic model and an expected position of the surgical tool according the first kinematic model of the first robot. The controller is further configured to identify a threshold angle from a viewing axis of the camera, calculate a tool angle from the viewing axis of the camera, and move the camera toward or further away from the tool depending on if the tool angle is greater than or less than the threshold angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventors: Abhilash Pandya, Michael D. Klein, Ajay V. Mudunuri, Alex Cao, Luke Reisner, Brady King, Syed Ali
  • Publication number: 20130331644
    Abstract: A system for autonomous camera control is provided. The system may include a first robot having a surgical tool mounted as an end effector and a second robot having a camera mounted as an end effector. A controller may be provided for manipulating the second robot, where the controller stores a first kinematic model for the first robot and a second kinematic model for the second robot. The controller may be configured to automatically manipulate the second robot to position the camera based on the second kinematic model and an expected position of the surgical tool according the first kinematic model of the first robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Abhilash Pandya, Michael D. Klein, Ajay V. Mudunuri, Alex Cao, Luke Reisner, Brady King, Syed Ali