Patents by Inventor Patrick J. MacDonald

Patrick J. MacDonald 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: 20200209250
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods of analyzing an analyte of interest in a biological sample using fluorescent agents and macroconjugates which comprise a core containing a cross-linked polymer or protein, tags, specific binding members or fragments thereof, and optionally carrier proteins. Also provided are methods of analyzing two or more analytes of interest in a biological sample in a single assay using microparticles and detection conjugates comprising different fluorophore labels, acquiring transmitted light and fluorescent images of the microparticles, and using a customized image analysis process to analyze the acquired images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Qiaoqiao Ruan, Patrick J. Macdonald, Kerry M. Swift, Sergey Y. Tetin, Brenda Calfin, Zhen Lin, Richard Haack, Mark R. Pope, John Prostko, Xiaoxing Qiu, Felicia Bogdan
  • Patent number: 10202256
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing a destination entry system with existing security infrastructure of a space. The destination entry system may include at least one destination entry device configured to receive a destination request from a user and an interface device to facilitate communication between the destination entry system and a security system). The interface device may be configured to receive credentials of the user from the security system, co-relate the credentials with areas within a space that the user is authorized to access, identify which one of the at least one destination entry device originated the destination request from the user and communicate the authorized areas and the identified one of the at least one destination entry device to the destination entry system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick J. MacDonald, Greg Barnes
  • Publication number: 20160152439
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing a destination entry system (2) with existing security infrastructure of a space is disclosed. The destination entry system (2) may include at least one destination entry device (22) configured to receive a destination request from a user and an interface device (26) to facilitate communication between the destination entry system (2) and a security system (27). The interface device (26) may be configured to receive credentials of the user from the security system (27), co-relate the credentials with areas within a space that the user is authorized to access, identify which one of the at least one destination entry device (22) originated the destination request from the user and communicate the authorized areas and the identified one of the at least one destination entry device (22) to the destination entry system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick J. MacDonald, Greg Barnes