Patents by Inventor Christopher William Beecher

Christopher William Beecher 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).

  • System, method, and computer program product for analyzing spectrometry data to identify and quantify individual components in a sample
    Patent number: 7561975
    Abstract: A system is provided for analyzing metabolomics data received from an analytical device across a group of samples. The system automatically receives a data matrix corresponding to each of the samples, wherein the data matrix includes rows corresponding to each of the samples and columns corresponding to a group of ions present in the respective samples. A processor is provided for determining a characteristic value corresponding to at least one of a group of components present in the samples, wherein the components are made up of at least a portion of the group of ions, using at least one of a correlation function and a factorization function. A user interface is in communication with the processor for displaying a visual indication of the characteristic value such that a user may receive a visual indication of the types of components present in the samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Metabolon, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney Stanley Young, Thomas Henry Barrett, Jr., Christopher William Beecher