Patents by Inventor Jonathan Benton

Jonathan Benton 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 for and Methods of Hybrid Pyrosequencing
    Publication number: 20150065360
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a guided approach to pyrosequencing (i.e., hybrid pyrosequencing). A de novo nucleic acid sequence may compared to a library of possible results and the next nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on the comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results. In another example, at least the first nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on a query of a database(s) of non-sequence parameters (e.g., incidence of infection, diagnostic symptoms, sample source) and subsequent dispensations determined based on a comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results (e.g., candidate sequences). The systems and methods of the invention may be performed using a droplet actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Allen E. Eckhardt, Jonathan Benton, Deborah Boles
  • Systems for and methods of hybrid pyrosequencing
    Patent number: 8901043
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a guided approach to pyrosequencing (i.e., hybrid pyrosequencing). A de novo nucleic acid sequence may compared to a library of possible results and the next nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on the comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results. In another example, at least the first nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on a query of a database(s) of non-sequence parameters (e.g., incidence of infection, diagnostic symptoms, sample source) and subsequent dispensations determined based on a comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results (e.g., candidate sequences). The systems and methods of the invention may be performed using a droplet actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen E. Eckhardt, Jonathan Benton, Deborah Boles
  • Systems for and Methods of Hybrid Pyrosequencing
    Publication number: 20130178374
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a guided approach to pyrosequencing (i.e., hybrid pyrosequencing). A de novo nucleic acid sequence may compared to a library of possible results and the next nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on the comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results. In another example, at least the first nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on a query of a database(s) of non-sequence parameters (e.g., incidence of infection, diagnostic symptoms, sample source) and subsequent dispensations determined based on a comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results (e.g., candidate sequences). The systems and methods of the invention may be performed using a droplet actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Allen E. Eckhardt, Jonathan Benton, Deborah Boles