Patents by Inventor Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor 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: 8591829Abstract: Fluidic devices and methods including those that provide storage and/or facilitate fluid handling of reagents are provided. Fluidic devices described herein may include channel segments positioned on two sides of an article, optionally connected by an intervening channel passing through the article. The channel segments may be used to store reagents in the device prior to first use by an end user. The stored reagents may include fluid plugs positioned in linear order so that during use, as fluids flow to a reaction site, they are delivered in a predetermined sequence. The specific geometries of the channel segments and the positions of the channel segments within the fluidic devices described herein may allow fluid reagents to be stored for extended periods of time without mixing, even during routine handling of the devices such as during shipping of the devices, and when the devices are subjected to physical shock or vibration.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: OPKO Diagnostics, LLCInventors: Jason Taylor, Vincent Linder
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Patent number: 8567425Abstract: The specification generally discloses systems and methods for mixing and delivering fluids in microfluidic systems. The fluids can contain, in some embodiments reagents that can participate in one or more chemical or biological reactions. Some embodiments relate to systems and methods employing one or more vent valves to controllably flow and/or mix portions of fluid within the microfluidic system. Advantageously, fluid control such as a sequence of fluid flow and/or a change in flow rate, can be achieved by opening and closing one or more vent valves and by applying a single source of fluid flow (e.g., a vacuum) operated at a substantially constant pressure. This can simplify the operation and use of the device by an intended user.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: OPKO Diagnostics, LLCInventors: Enqing Tan, Vincent Linder, Jason Taylor, David Steinmiller
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Publication number: 20130224075Abstract: Systems and methods for analysis of samples, and in certain embodiments, microfluidic sample analyzers configured to receive a cassette containing a sample therein to perform an analysis of the sample are described. The microfluidic sample analyzers may be used to control fluid flow, mixing, and sample analysis in a variety of microfluidic systems such as microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Advantageously, the microfluidic sample analyzers may be, in some embodiments, inexpensive, reduced in size compared to conventional bench top systems, and simple to use. Cassettes that can operate with the sample analyzers are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: OPKO Diagnostics, LLCInventors: Vincent Linder, David Steinmiller, Jason Taylor
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Patent number: 8491178Abstract: A receptacle having interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample. The detector can be used to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Gen-Probe Incorporated, Qualigen, Inc.Inventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Sara H. Fan, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Patent number: 8480976Abstract: A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignees: Gen-Probe Incorporated, Qualigen, Inc.Inventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Sara H. Fan, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Publication number: 20130051002Abstract: A high-efficiency LED lamp is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide a high-efficiency, high output solid-state lamp. The lamp includes an LED assembly, an optical element disposed to receive light from the LED assembly, and an optical overlay. The optical element includes a primary exit surface, wherein the primary exit surface is at least about 1.5 inches from the LED assembly. In example embodiments, the optical element is roughly cylindrical in shape, but can take other shapes and be made from various materials. An LED lamp according to some embodiments of the invention has an efficiency of at least about 160 lumens per watt. In some embodiments, the lamp has a light output of at least 1200 lumens. In some embodiments, the LED lamp produces light with a color rendering index (CRI) of at least 90 and a warm white color.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CREE, INC.Inventors: Charles Draper, Kurt Wilcox, Jason Taylor, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gerald H. Negley, Mark Edmond
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Publication number: 20130002157Abstract: Light emitting devices include a first string of LEDs that emit light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit supplies respective drive currents to the first string of LEDs, the second string of LEDs and the third light source, at least two of which are independently controllable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Jason Taylor, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gauss Ho Ching So, Heidi Dieringer, Andrew Dummer
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Publication number: 20120231456Abstract: A receptacle having interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample. The detector can be used to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents of the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicants: QUALIGEN, INC., GEN-PROBE INCORPORATEDInventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Sara H. Fan, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Patent number: 8265205Abstract: A wireless receiver uses a joint detection Viterbi (JDV) algorithm to demodulate a signal that has a desired signal component and an interference signal component. The desired signal component includes a training sequence and at least one data field. The training sequence and a corresponding portion of the interference signal component is demodulated using the JDV algorithm to evaluate possible transmitted training sequences and interference signal sequences, and channel estimations for the desired signal component and the interference signal component are generated. The at least one data field is demodulated according to the JDV algorithm using the channel estimations as initial channel estimates for the JDV algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Carsten Aagaard Pedersen, Navid Fatemi-Ghomi, Aiguo Yan, Jason Taylor
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Patent number: 8221705Abstract: A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Gen-Probe, IncorporatedInventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Daniel L. Kacian, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Publication number: 20120166551Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and device that enables emailing a label as a portable data file to destination information associated with a mobile computing device includes obtaining at a proxy server device a web page with a label from a web server device in response to a request from a mobile computing device. The proxy server device obtains destination information for the label associated with the requesting mobile computing device. The proxy server device converts the label into a portable data file and transmits the portable data file using the destination information for the label associated with the requesting mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: USABLENET INC.Inventors: Jason Taylor, Mirco Speretta
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Publication number: 20120106176Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting apparatus that includes a light engine that is coupled to a heat sink. The light engine provides a light source that generates light, and heat that is generated by the light source is dissipated, at least in part, via the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CREE, INC.Inventors: Peter E. Lopez, Aparna Sproelich, Jason Taylor
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Publication number: 20120054594Abstract: Techniques for content services are provided. Documents are managed from their native storage locations. Access to portions of the documents is provided via separate addressable references. Principals access and annotate the portions of the documents remotely. Identity and policy restrictions are enforced against access from the native storage locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Scott Alan Isaacson, Jason Taylor, Haripriya Srinivasaraghavan, Mandhakini Subramanian, Ravi Kumar, Manoj Madhavan, Pooja Gada
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Publication number: 20110275087Abstract: A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicants: QUALIGEN, INC., GEN-PROBE INCORPORATEDInventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Sara H. Fan, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Patent number: 8052929Abstract: A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignees: Gen-Probe Incorporated, Qualigen, Inc.Inventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Sara H. Fan, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor
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Patent number: 8048375Abstract: A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignees: Gen-Probe Incorporated, Qualigen, Inc.Inventors: Scott S. Breidenthal, Richard S. Lee, Norman C. Nelson, Matthew J. Scott, Jason A. Taylor, Sara H. Fan
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Publication number: 20110256551Abstract: Systems and methods for analysis of samples, and in certain embodiments, microfluidic sample analyzers configured to receive a cassette containing a sample therein to perform an analysis of the sample are described. The microfluidic sample analyzers may be used to control fluid flow, mixing, and sample analysis in a variety of microfluidic systems such as microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Advantageously, the microfluidic sample analyzers may be, in some embodiments, inexpensive, reduced in size compared to conventional bench top systems, and simple to use. Cassettes that can operate with the sample analyzers are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: Claros Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Linder, David Steinmiller, Jason Taylor
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Patent number: D645971Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Claros Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Jason Taylor, Greg Kenny, John DePiano, Jr.
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Patent number: D683063Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Peter E. Lopez, Aparna Sproelich, Jason Taylor
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Patent number: D683890Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Peter E. Lopez, Aparna Sproelich, Jason Taylor