Patents by Inventor Norman Burns

Norman Burns 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: 20240003892
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of detecting at least one target biomolecule in at least one single cell comprising lysing the single cell or cells and performing a cell identification assay and target identification assay. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing a sample for undergoing single cell analysis, wherein the single cell analysis comprises performing a cell identification assay and a target identification assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Niandong LIU, Norman BURNS, Manohar R. FURTADO, Bryan P. STAKER
  • Publication number: 20240005488
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis BALLINGER, Norman BURNS, Manohar FURTADO, Niandong LIU, Windsor OWENS, Bryan STAKER
  • Publication number: 20230416818
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These methods and systems may have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Norman BURNS, Dennis BALLINGER
  • Publication number: 20230392202
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. There have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy or polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Publication number: 20230258564
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These may have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis BALLINGER, Bryan STAKER, Bojan BERGHUIS, Norman BURNS
  • Patent number: 11434532
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. There have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy or polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20210334957
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis BALLINGER, Norman BURNS, Manohar FURTADO, Niandong LIU, Windsor OWENS, Bryan STAKER
  • Publication number: 20210277469
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. There have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy or polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Patent number: 11060140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Patent number: 11047005
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: APTON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20210087627
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Publication number: 20200217850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of detecting at least one target biomolecule in at least one single cell comprising lysing the single cell or cells and performing a cell identification assay and target identification assay. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing a sample for undergoing single cell analysis, wherein the single cell analysis comprises performing a cell identification assay and a target identification assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Niandong LIU, Norman BURNS, Manohar R. FURTADO, Bryan P. STAKER
  • Publication number: 20200063200
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan P. STAKER, Niandong LIU, Manohar R. FURTADO, Rixun FANG, Norman BURNS, Windsor OWENS
  • Publication number: 20190323080
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Patent number: 10378053
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apton Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20180274028
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan P. Staker, Niandong Liu, Manohar R. Furtado, Rixun Fang, Norman Burns, Windsor Owens
  • Publication number: 20090270273
    Abstract: Devices formed as optically readable substrates are provided having a high feature density (e.g., attachment or deposition sites) in arrays comprising macromolecules, specifically amplicons, and devices and methods are provided for analysis of target nucleic acids having an undetermined sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Complete Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Burns, Andres Fernandez, Karen Shannon
  • Publication number: 20050061672
    Abstract: A need exists for materials characterization methods that assess quality and performance with respect to surface properties. For non-particulate or non-dispersed particulate materials, measurement of electroosmosis is particularly suitable for surface characterization according to zeta potential, charge and composition. The instant invention provides a means to analytically determine electroosmosis in closed or partially-closed systems of specified geometries, e.g., cylindrical or rectangular chamber, by measuring the pressure difference across an area where electroosmosis is induced. If a sample in the chamber whereby electroosmosis is induced constitutes the surface of interest, the measurement provides a means for electrokinetic characterization of the surface and associated surface properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Norman Burns