Patents by Inventor David Kightley

David Kightley 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 apparatus for causal implication analysis in biological networks
    Publication number: 20140288910
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems and apparatus for hypothesizing a biological relationship in a biological system. A database of biological assertions is provided consisting of biological elements, relationships among the biological elements, and relationship descriptors characterizing the properties of the elements and relationships. A biological element may be selected from the database and a logical simulation may be performed within the biological database, from the selected biological element, through relationship descriptors, along a path defined by potentially causative biological elements to discern a biological element hypothetically responsible for the change in the selected biological element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Selventa, Inc.
    Inventors: Dundee Navin Chandra, Suresh Toby Segaran, David Kightley, Justin Sun, Dexter Pratt
  • System, method and apparatus for causal implication analysis in biological networks
    Patent number: 8594941
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems and apparatus for hypothesizing a biological relationship in a biological system. A database of biological assertions is provided consisting of biological elements, relationships among the biological elements, and relationship descriptors characterizing the properties of the elements and relationships. A biological element may be selected from the database and a logical simulation may be performed within the biological database, from the selected biological element, through relationship descriptors, along a path defined by potentially causative biological elements to discern a biological element hypothetically responsible for the change in the selected biological element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Selventa, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Toby Segaran, David Kightley, Justin Sun, Dexter Pratt, Maria Fatima Chandra
  • System, method and apparatus for causal implication analysis in biological networks
    Publication number: 20050165594
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems and apparatus for hypothesizing a biological relationship in a biological system. A database of biological assertions is provided consisting of biological elements, relationships among the biological elements, and relationship descriptors characterizing the properties of the elements and relationships. A biological element may be selected from the database and a logical simulation may be performed within the biological database, from the selected biological element, through relationship descriptors, along a path defined by potentially causative biological elements to discern a biological element hypothetically responsible for the change in the selected biological element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Genstruct, Inc.
    Inventors: Dundee Chandra, Maria Chandra, Suresh Segaran, David Kightley, Justin Sun, Dexter Pratt
  • Method, system and apparatus for assembling and using biological knowledge
    Publication number: 20050154535
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and apparatus for constructing assemblies of biological knowledge constituting a biological knowledge base, and for subsetting and transforming life sciences-related data and information into biological models to facilitate computation and electronic reasoning on biological information. A subset of data is extracted from a global knowledge base or repository to reconstruct a more specialized sub-knowledge base or assembly designed specifically for the purpose at hand. Assemblies generated by the invention permit selection and rational organization of seemingly diverse data into a model of any selected biological system, as defined by any desired biological criteria. These assemblies can be mined easily and can be logically reasoned with great productivity and efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Genstruct, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Sun, D. Chandra, Dexter Pratt, David Kightley, Joshua Levy, Maria Chandra