Patents by Inventor Melissa C. Skala

Melissa C. Skala 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).

  • Publication number: 20230123017
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a current reprogramming status and for predicting a future reprogramming status for reprogramming intermediate cells (i.e., somatic cells undergoing reprogramming) are provided. Label-free autofluorescence measurements are combined with machine learning techniques to provide highly accurate identification of current reprogramming status and prediction of future reprogramming status. The identification of current reprogramming status utilizes metabolic endpoints from the autofluorescence data set. The prediction of future reprogramming status utilizes a pseudotime line constructed from autofluorescence data of reprogramming intermediate cells having a known reprogramming status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Melissa C. Skala, Kaivalya Molugu, Krishanu Saha
  • Patent number: 11410440
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying and/or sorting T cells by activation state are disclosed. The system includes a cell classifying pathway, a single-cell autofluorescence image sensor, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and has stored thereon a trained convolutional neural network and instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: a) receive the autofluorescence intensity image; b) optionally pre-process the autofluorescence intensity image to produce an adjusted autofluorescence intensity image; c) input the autofluorescence intensity image or the adjusted autofluorescence intensity image into the trained convolutional neural network to produce an activation prediction for the T cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Melissa C. Skala, Anthony Gitter, Zijie Wang, Alexandra J. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20210354143
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying T cells by activation state are disclosed. The system includes a cell analysis pathway, a time-resolved autofluorescence decay spectrometer, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and has stored thereon instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: a) receive the time-resolved autofluorescence decay signal; b) compute at least a first phasor coordinate at a first frequency and a second phasor coordinate at a second frequency from the time-resolved autofluorescence decay signal, wherein the first and second frequency are different; and c) compute an activation prediction for the T cell using at least the first phasor coordinate and the second phasor coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Melissa C. Skala, Kayvan Samimi, Emmanuel Contreras-Guzman
  • Publication number: 20210049346
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying and/or sorting T cells by activation state are disclosed. The system includes a cell classifying pathway, a single-cell autofluorescence image sensor, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and has stored thereon a trained convolutional neural network and instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: a) receive the autofluorescence intensity image; b) optionally pre-process the autofluorescence intensity image to produce an adjusted autofluorescence intensity image; c) input the autofluorescence intensity image or the adjusted autofluorescence intensity image into the trained convolutional neural network to produce an activation prediction for the T cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Melissa C. Skala, Anthony Gitter, Zijie Wang, Alexandra J. Walsh