Patents by Inventor Michelle Higgins

Michelle Higgins 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).

  • Patent number: 11975325
    Abstract: An example of a kit includes a flow cell assembly. The flow cell assembly includes a reaction chamber, a temperature controlled flow channel in selective fluid communication with an inlet of the reaction chamber, and a filter positioned in the temperature controlled flow channel. The reaction chamber includes depressions separated by interstitial regions and capture primers attached within each of the depressions. The filter is i) to block concentrated biological sample-polymer complexes generated in the temperature controlled flow channel at a first temperature, and ii) to allow passage of concentrated biological sample and polymer released from the complexes in the temperature controlled flow channel at a second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Anmiv Prabhu, Rigo Pantoja, Michelle Higgins
  • Publication number: 20220001384
    Abstract: An example of a kit includes a flow cell assembly. The flow cell assembly includes a reaction chamber, a temperature controlled flow channel in selective fluid communication with an inlet of the reaction chamber, and a filter positioned in the temperature controlled flow channel. The reaction chamber includes depressions separated by interstitial regions and capture primers attached within each of the depressions. The filter is i) to block concentrated biological sample-polymer complexes generated in the temperature controlled flow channel at a first temperature, and ii) to allow passage of concentrated biological sample and polymer released from the complexes in the temperature controlled flow channel at a second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Anmiv Prabhu, Rigo Pantoja, Michelle Higgins
  • Patent number: 11130750
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes carbamate analogs of mibefradil, as well as their compositions and methods of use. The compounds block the activity of one or more isoforms of voltage-gated calcium channels and are useful in the treatment of diseases including, e.g., cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: CAVION, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Richardson, Michelle Higgin, Timothy MacDonald
  • Patent number: 11102986
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include gluten-free baked products such as breads gluten-free flour formulations, and related methods. In an embodiment, a bread flour substitute composition is included having a starch blend and a hydrocolloid blend. The starch blend can include a native starch with 20-30% amylose content, a native waxy starch with 0-1% amylose content, and a cross-linked starch. The hydrocolloid blend can include hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and psyllium fiber. The composition can include between 0 and 20 ppm gluten. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Campbell Soup Company
    Inventors: Keswara Rao Vadlamani, Maia Ketola Lapic, Susan Michelle Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200385367
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes carbamate analogs of mibefradil, as well as their compositions and methods of use. The compounds block the activity of one or more isoforms of voltage-gated calcium channels and are useful in the treatment of diseases including, e.g., cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas E. Richardson, Michelle Higgin, Timothy MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20180116230
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include gluten-free baked products such as breads gluten-free flour formulations, and related methods. In an embodiment, a bread flour substitute composition is included having a starch blend and a hydrocolloid blend. The starch blend can include a native starch with 20-30% amylose content, a native waxy starch with 0-1% amylose content, and a cross-linked starch. The hydrocolloid blend can include hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and psyllium fiber. The composition can include between 0 and 20 ppm gluten. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Keswara Rao Vadlamani, Maia Ketola Lapic, Susan Michelle Higgins
  • Publication number: 20070117827
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions for affecting weight loss comprising a first compound and a second compound, where the first compound is a metabolite of naltrexone, such as 6-?-naltrexol or a prodrug of a naltrexone metabolite, and the second compound causes increased agonism of a melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3-R) and/or a melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4-R), and/or increases the concentration of ?-MSH in the central nervous system. Also disclosed are methods of affecting weight loss, increasing energy expenditure, increasing satiety in an individual, or suppressing the appetite of an individual, comprising identifying an individual in need thereof and treating that individual to antagonize opioid receptor activity with a metabolite of naltrexone, such as 6-?-naltrexol or a prodrug of a naltrexone metabolite, and treating that individual to enhance ?-MSH activity, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Tollefson, Anthony McKinney, Michelle Higgin, John McCall