Patents by Inventor Christopher Shumate
Christopher Shumate 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: 8998443Abstract: A beacon light and lens system includes a base, a light emitting diode assembly having at least one light emitting diode secured to the base, a lens including optics configured to capture and direct light from the at least one light emitting diode, a driver board configured to power the at least one light emitting diode, a power source connected to the driver board wherein the lens is mounted on the base. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: SPX CorporationInventors: Christopher Shumate, Handani Kam, Nimrod McDade, IV, Russell Bruner, David Duryea
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Publication number: 20150092405Abstract: A beacon light and lens system includes a base, a light emitting diode assembly having at least one light emitting diode secured to the base, a lens including optics configured to capture and direct light from the at least one light emitting diode, a driver board configured to power the at least one light emitting diode, a power source connected to the driver board wherein the lens is mounted on the base. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Christopher Shumate, Handani Kam, Nimrod McDade, IV, Russell Bruner, David Duryea
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Patent number: 8926148Abstract: A lens system includes multiple light emitting diode sources. The lens system further includes optics configured to capture and direct light from the multiple light emitting diode sources. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: SPX CorporationInventors: Christopher Shumate, David Duryea, Nimrod McDade, III, Russell Bruner, Handani Kam, Christopher Range
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Publication number: 20140016320Abstract: A lens system includes multiple light emitting diode sources. The lens system further includes optics configured to capture and direct light from the multiple light emitting diode sources. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Christopher SHUMATE, David DURYEA, Nimrod MCDADE, III, Russell BRUNER, Handani KAM, Christopher RANGE
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Publication number: 20090117534Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Publication number: 20090029344Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: Cytokinetics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Patent number: 7378254Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: CytokineticsInventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Publication number: 20070254310Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Cytokinetics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Patent number: 7202051Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Publication number: 20060234279Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for detecting specific binding between first and second chemical entities. The first chemical entity in association with a first fluorophore is immobilized. The second chemical entity is allowed to bind with the immobilized first chemical entity. The second chemical entity is or becomes coupled to a second fluorophore, which forms a FRET pair with the first fluorophore. The bound chemical entities are exposed to radiation at an excitation frequency for either the first or the second fluorophore, and polarization anisotropy of a FRET fluorescent signal from the bound chemical entities is measured to detect specific binding between the first and second chemical entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Steven Miller, Paul Comita, Christopher Shumate, Evan Cromwell
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Publication number: 20060003320Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and system, implementing and using techniques for detecting a presence of one or more target analytes in particular regions of interest of one or more samples. One or more samples including objects and one or more target analytes are provided. Some of the target analytes are labeled with a fluorophore and are bound to some of the objects in the samples. The samples are illuminated with fluorescence inducing light and fluorescent light is collected from one or more regions of the one or more samples. At least one anisotropy measurement of the samples is performed to identify regions of interest where one or more target analytes are bound to the objects. The collected fluorescent light from the regions of interest is analyzed to determine a presence of target analytes that are bound to the objects in the one or more samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Steven Miller, Paul Comita, Evan Cromwell, Christopher Shumate
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Publication number: 20050271551Abstract: A chemical solution distribution system and method that includes or employs a plurality of liquid handlers where each of the liquid handlers includes a movable table that engages a sample multiwell plate and can align pipettes of the station with different subsets of wells of the multiwell plate where the number of wells of the multiwell plate is a multiple of the number of pipettes of the head of the pipette station. The system further includes and employs four different pumps to enable the system and method to supply four different solutions to wash stations of each of the four liquid handlers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Inventors: Christopher Shumate, Peter Coassin
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Publication number: 20050264805Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assaying biological materials employ multi-well substrates as described herein. The substrates include a plurality of wells, typically each of several nanoliters volume or smaller having consistent dimensions and formed in a rigid substrate such as a glass disk. Each well may be provided with a circumferential lip to minimize crosstalk between wells and/or facilitate optical location of the individual wells during interrogation. Samples are provided to the individual wells and assayed by an optical technique employing fluorescence, polarization, reflectance, or the like. A scanning laser system may be employed for this purpose. The substrate may rotate during the scan to allow consistent interrogation of the wells without stopping and starting the rotation. Multiple rotations may also be employed repeatedly interrogate the samples for use in a kinetic study, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Evan Cromwell, Steven Miller, Christopher Shumate, Paul Comita
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Publication number: 20050191670Abstract: A high throughput chemical handling system includes a chemical storage module, a transport module, and one or more liquid handling modules. The transport module may implement parallel chemical transport, and the system may include a plurality of asynchronously operable liquid handling modules coupled to the parallel transport module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Chari Stylli, Samuel Beckey, Christopher Shumate, Peter Coassin
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Publication number: 20050019221Abstract: A microplate lid having a substantially flat, generally rectangular top with first and second pairs of opposite sides. A flange depends from the top of the first and second pairs of sides, the flange bearing at least one recess area along each side of the first pair of sides, the recessed area extending into the top.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Christopher Shumate, Peter Coassin
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Patent number: 6743599Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood
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Publication number: 20030082632Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided herein for conducting processes, such as biological and biochemical processes, that provide a fluid environment in which such processes can be conducted in the presence of a substantially laminar flow of the fluid through the environment. Elements of the processes, such biological or biochemical entities, can be maintained in the substantially laminar flow of fluid with minimal disruption during the processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Cytoprint, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Shumate
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Patent number: 6410254Abstract: Described herein are methods which identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a protein. Generally, the methods involve the use of ADP or phosphate. The assays can be used in a high throughput system to obviate the cumbersome steps of using gels or radioactive materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1999Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: CytokineticsInventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Fady Malik, Roman Sakowicz, Christopher Shumate, Kenneth Wood