Patents by Inventor Ken Summers

Ken Summers 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).

  • Methods of performing a sizing analysis using a corrected sizing ladder
    Patent number: 9012206
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of performing a sizing analysis. In the methods, a sizing ladder used in performing the sizing analysis is corrected. In one method, the sizing ladder is corrected for batch-to-batch variations in a sieving gel. In another method, the sizing ladder is corrected for a sample concentration that is different from the archival sizing ladder concentration. Methods are also provided in which the sizing ladder is corrected using a standard marker in a sample and/or using a real-time standard sizing ladder. The methods may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Camporese, Advit Bhatt, Josh Molho, Hui Xu, Ken Summers
  • METHODS OF PERFORMING A SIZING ANALYSIS USING A CORRECTED SIZING LADDER
    Publication number: 20150047980
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of performing a sizing analysis. In the methods, a sizing ladder used in performing the sizing analysis is corrected. In one method, the sizing ladder is corrected for batch-to-batch variations in a sieving gel. In another method, the sizing ladder is corrected for a sample concentration that is different from the archival sizing ladder concentration. Methods are also provided in which the sizing ladder is corrected using a standard marker in a sample and/or using a real-time standard sizing ladder. The methods may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Camporese, Advit Bhatt, Josh Molho, Hui Xu, Ken Summers
  • Methods of performing a sizing analysis using a corrected sizing ladder
    Patent number: 8871524
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of performing a sizing analysis. In the methods, a sizing ladder used in performing the sizing analysis is corrected. In one method, the sizing ladder is corrected for batch-to-batch variations in a sieving gel. In another method, the sizing ladder is corrected for a sample concentration that is different from the archival sizing ladder concentration. Methods are also provided in which the sizing ladder is corrected using a standard marker in a sample and/or using a real-time standard sizing ladder. The methods may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Camporese, Advit Bhatt, Josh Molho, Hui Xu, Ken Summers
  • Methods of Performing a Sizing Analysis Using a Corrected Sizing Ladder
    Publication number: 20120053880
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of performing a sizing analysis. In the methods, a sizing ladder used in performing the sizing analysis is corrected. In one method, the sizing ladder is corrected for batch-to-batch variations in a sieving gel. In another method, the sizing ladder is corrected for a sample concentration that is different from the archival sizing ladder concentration. Methods are also provided in which the sizing ladder is corrected using a standard marker in a sample and/or using a real-time standard sizing ladder. The methods may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: DAN CAMPORESE, Advit Bhatt, Josh Molho, Hui Xu, Ken Summers