Patents by Inventor Jefferson Curtis Taft

Jefferson Curtis Taft 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).

  • Systems and methods for monitoring tissue sample processing
    Patent number: 11959840
    Abstract: A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be evaluated. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the sample is evaluated to monitor changes in the biological sample during processing. The monitoring can detect movement of fluid with the sample and cross-linking. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ventana Medical System, Inc.
    Inventors: Jefferson Curtis Taft, David Chafin, Michael Otter, Benjamin Stevens
  • PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SPECIMENS USING ACOUSTIC ENERGY
    Publication number: 20230184721
    Abstract: A method for fixing a biological sample includes delivering energy through a biological sample that has been removed from a subject, while fixing the biological sample. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the biological sample is evaluated to monitor the progress of the fixation. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy. A computing device can evaluate the speed of the energy based on signals from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: David Chafin, Michael Otter, Abbey Pierson, Jefferson Curtis Taft
  • Processing system for processing specimens using acoustic energy
    Patent number: 11614426
    Abstract: A method for fixing a biological sample includes delivering energy through a biological sample that has been removed from a subject, while fixing the biological sample. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the biological sample is evaluated to monitor the progress of the fixation. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy. A computing device can evaluate the speed of the energy based on signals from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chafin, Michael Otter, Abbey Pierson, Jefferson Curtis Taft
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING TISSUE SAMPLE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20200124506
    Abstract: A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be evaluated. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the sample is evaluated to monitor changes in the biological sample during processing. The monitoring can detect movement of fluid with the sample and cross-linking. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jefferson Curtis Taft, David Chafin, Michael Otter, Benjamin Stevens
  • Systems and methods for monitoring tissue sample processing
    Patent number: 10539487
    Abstract: A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be evaluated. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the sample is evaluated to monitor changes in the biological sample during processing. The monitoring can detect movement of fluid with the sample and cross-linking. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jefferson Curtis Taft, David Chafin, Michael Otter, Benjamin Stevens
  • PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SPECIMENS USING ACOUSTIC ENERGY
    Publication number: 20190195831
    Abstract: A method for fixing a biological sample includes delivering energy through a biological sample that has been removed from a subject, while fixing the biological sample. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the biological sample is evaluated to monitor the progress of the fixation. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy. A computing device can evaluate the speed of the energy based on signals from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: David Chafin, Michael Otter, Abbey Pierson, Jefferson Curtis Taft
  • Processing system for processing specimens using acoustic energy
    Patent number: 10267769
    Abstract: A method for fixing a biological sample includes delivering energy through a biological sample that has been removed from a subject, while fixing the biological sample. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the biological sample is evaluated to monitor the progress of the fixation. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy. A computing device can evaluate the speed of the energy based on signals from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Otter, David Chafin, Abbey Pierson, Jefferson Curtis Taft
  • PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SPECIMENS USING ACOUSTIC ENERGY
    Publication number: 20120329088
    Abstract: A method for fixing a biological sample includes delivering energy through a biological sample that has been removed from a subject, while fixing the biological sample. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the biological sample is evaluated to monitor the progress of the fixation. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy. A computing device can evaluate the speed of the energy based on signals from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Otter, David Chafin, Abbey Pierson, Jefferson Curtis Taft