Patents by Inventor Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell 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: 20250354204
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting differential expression of certain miRNAs in cancer cells or their surrounding normal tissues in the tumor microenvironment. The disclosure describes an automated, highly sensitive and specific method for detection of any cellular RNA molecule, including microRNA, messenger RNA and non-coding RNA. The technology includes probe design as well as probe use in an automated fashion for detection of RNA molecules in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: William Day, Michael Farrell, Zeyu Jiang, Anne Pedata
  • Publication number: 20250319824
    Abstract: A dolly storage system for storing a dolly in a bed of a pickup truck including one or more slidable tubes positioned within an interior of a truck bed; a dolly; a mounting system connected to the one or more slidable tubes, the mounting system configured to connect to the dolly; and an articulating arm coupling the mounting system to the dolly, wherein the one or more slidable tubes and the articulating arm are configured to enable movement of the dolly between a stowed configuration within the interior of the truck bed and an extended configuration outside of the truck bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 12398419
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting differential expression of certain miRNAs in cancer cells or their surrounding normal tissues in the tumor microenvironment. The disclosure describes an automated, highly sensitive and specific method for detection of any cellular RNA molecule, including microRNA, messenger RNA and non-coding RNA. The technology includes probe design as well as probe use in an automated fashion for detection of RNA molecules in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Day, Michael Farrell, Zeyu Jiang, Anne Pedata
  • Patent number: 12251621
    Abstract: Systems and methods for attaching with a ski to provide improved traction while climbing snowy grades. Exemplary climbing track assemblies can include an attachment to the bottom of a ski that improves traction for hiking or climbing uphill. Assemblies can also include an under-binding bracket, which is mounted under the toe-piece binding of the ski which allows the device to be securely fastened. Assemblies may further include a shim, provided as a small plate mounted under the heel-piece binding, which operates to keep the binding level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20250045595
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing a policy layer for controlling how applications interact with internal or external machine learning models. One of the methods includes receiving an original input from an application. One or more input matching processes are performed to identify one or more matching input policy routines. One or more actions are performed according to the one or more matching input policy routines to generate a modified input. The modified input is provided instead of the original input to the machine learning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Brook, Annalisa Alden, Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20240230667
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to epitope-tagged antibodies, as well as methods of employing the epitope-tagged antibodies for detecting one or more targets in a biological sample, e.g. a tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Eric May, Lei Tang, Tsu-Shuen Tsao, Wenjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11988673
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to epitope-tagged antibodies, as well as methods of employing the epitope-tagged antibodies for detecting one or more targets in a biological sample, e.g. a tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Eric May, Lei Tang, Tsu-Shuen Tsao, Wenjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240084395
    Abstract: Single-stranded oligonucleotide probes, systems, kits and methods for chromosome enumeration, gene copy enumeration, or tissue diagnostics. The probes are particularly suited for detecting gene amplification, deletion, or rearrangement in tissue samples in a single, dual, or multiplexed assay. The probes exhibit improved performance compared to industry leading dual-stranded probes; particularly in terms of the rate of hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Donald Johnson, Brian Kelly, Taylor Shingler, Lei Tang, Wenjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11788149
    Abstract: Single-stranded oligonucleotide probes, systems, kits and methods for chromosome enumeration, gene copy enumeration, or tissue diagnostics. The probes are particularly suited for detecting gene amplification, deletion, or rearrangement in tissue samples in a single, dual, or multiplexed assay. The probes exhibit improved performance compared to industry leading dual-stranded probes; particularly in terms of the rate of hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Donald Johnson, Brian Kelly, Taylor Shingler, Lei Tang, Wenjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230310971
    Abstract: Systems and methods for attaching with a ski to provide improved traction while climbing snowy grades. Exemplary climbing track assemblies can include an attachment to the bottom of a ski that improves traction for hiking or climbing uphill. Assemblies can also include an under-binding bracket, which is mounted under the toe-piece binding of the ski which allows the device to be securely fastened. Assemblies may further include a shim, provided as a small plate mounted under the heel-piece binding, which operates to keep the binding level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 11740233
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibody-nanoparticle conjugates that include two or more nanoparticles (such as gold, palladium, platinum, silver, copper, nickel, cobalt, iridium, or an alloy of two or more thereof) directly linked to an antibody or fragment thereof through a metal-thiol bond. Methods of making the antibody-nanoparticle conjugates disclosed herein include reacting an arylphosphine-nanoparticle composite with a reduced antibody to produce an antibody-nanoparticle conjugate. Also disclosed herein are methods for detecting a target molecule in a sample that include using an antibody-nanoparticle conjugate (such as the antibody-nanoparticle conjugates described herein) and kits for detecting target molecules utilizing the methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Ashworth-Sharpe, Christopher Bieniarz, Michael Farrell, Donald D. Johnson, Jerome W. Kosmeder, Adrian E. Murillo, Chol Steven Yun, Zhanna Zhilina
  • Patent number: 11654344
    Abstract: Systems and methods for attaching with a ski to provide improved traction while climbing snowy grades. Exemplary climbing track assemblies can include an attachment to the bottom of a ski that improves traction for hiking or climbing uphill. Assemblies can also include an under-binding bracket, which is mounted under the toe-piece binding of the ski which allows the device to be securely fastened. Assemblies may further include a shim, provided as a small plate mounted under the heel-piece binding, which operates to keep the binding level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20220274004
    Abstract: Systems and methods for attaching with a ski to provide improved traction while climbing snowy grades. Exemplary climbing track assemblies can include an attachment to the bottom of a ski that improves traction for hiking or climbing uphill. Assemblies can also include an under-binding bracket, which is mounted under the toe-piece binding of the ski which allows the device to be securely fastened. Assemblies may further include a shim, provided as a small plate mounted under the heel-piece binding, which operates to keep the binding level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20220057408
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to epitope-tagged antibodies, as well as methods of employing the epitope-tagged antibodies for detecting one or more targets in a biological sample, e.g. a tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Eric May, Lei Tang, Tsu-Shuen Tsao, Wenjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11112413
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to epitope-tagged antibodies, as well as methods of employing the epitope-tagged antibodies for detecting one or more targets in a biological sample, e.g. a tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Eric May, Lei Tang, Tsu-Shuen Tsao, Wenjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11092594
    Abstract: A method for performing a multiplexed diagnostic assay, such as for two or more different targets in a sample, is described. One embodiment comprised contacting the sample with two or more specific binding moieties that bind specifically to two or more different targets. The two or more specific binding moieties are conjugated to different haptens, and at least one of the haptens is an oxazole, a pyrazole, a thiazole, a nitroaryl compound other than dinitrophenyl, a benzofurazan, a triterpene, a urea, athiourea, a rotenoid, a coumarin, a cyclolignan, a heterobiaryl, an azo aryl, or a benzodiazepine. The sample is contacted with two or more different anti-hapten antibodies that can be detected separately. The two or more different anti-hapten antibodies may be conjugated to different detectable labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome W. Kosmeder, II, Mark Lefever, Donald Johnson, Michael Farrell, Zhanna Zhilina, Christopher Bieniarz
  • Publication number: 20210198728
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting differential expression of certain miRNAs in cancer cells or their surrounding normal tissues in the tumor microenvironment. The disclosure describes an automated, highly sensitive and specific method for detection of any cellular RNA molecule, including microRNA, messenger RNA and non-coding RNA. The technology includes probe design as well as probe use in an automated fashion for detection of RNA molecules in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: William Day, Michael Farrell, Zeyu Jiang, Anne Pedata
  • Publication number: 20210180899
    Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods and apparatus for firearm safety mechanisms, visual safety indicators, and related techniques. A firearm includes a handle with one or more sensors disposed at least partially within a surface of the handle. The firearm also includes a trigger that is actuatable to fire the firearm, and a safety mechanism that has a first position that blocks actuation of the trigger and a second position that does not block the trigger. The firearm further includes at least one processor configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, process the received data to determine whether the data is indicative of sufficient contact of the operator's hand with the one or more sensors, and upon determining the data is indicative of sufficient contact, transmitting a signal to the safety mechanism to change the safety mechanism from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: LodeStar Firearms, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Virginia Chandler
  • Patent number: 10982269
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting differential expression of certain miRNAs in cancer cells or their surrounding normal tissues in the tumor microenvironment. The disclosure describes an automated, highly sensitive and specific method for detection of any cellular RNA molecule, including microRNA, messenger RNA and non-coding RNA. The technology includes probe design as well as probe use in an automated fashion for detection of RNA molecules in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, William Day, Zeyu Jiang, Anne Pedata
  • Publication number: 20210002726
    Abstract: Single-stranded oligonucleotide probes, systems, kits and methods for chromosome enumeration, gene copy enumeration, or tissue diagnostics. The probes are particularly suited for detecting gene amplification, deletion, or rearrangement in tissue samples in a single, dual, or multiplexed assay. The probes exhibit improved performance compared to industry leading dual-stranded probes; particularly in terms of the rate of hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Farrell, Antony Hubbard, Donald Johnson, Brian Kelly, Taylor Shingler, Lei Tang, Wenjun Zhang