Patents by Inventor Peter McInerney

Peter McInerney 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: 11661627
    Abstract: An example method includes reacting a first solution and a different, second solution on a flow cell by flowing the first solution over amplification sites on the flow cell and subsequently flowing the second solution over the amplification sites. The first solution includes target nucleic acids and a first reagent mixture that comprises nucleoside triphosphates and replication enzymes. The target nucleic acids in the first solution transport to and bind to the amplification sites at a transport rate. The first reagent mixture amplifies the target nucleic acids that are bound to the amplification sites to produce clonal populations of amplicons originating from corresponding target nucleic acids. The amplicons are produced at an amplification rate that exceeds the transport rate. The second solution includes a second reagent mixture and lacks the target nucleic acids. The second solution is to increase a number of the amplicons at the amplification sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Hunter, Peter McInerney, Jonathan Boutell, Claire Bevis-Mott
  • Publication number: 20220316003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in methods of high throughput nucleic acid sequencing, and in particular to improvements to methods of carrying out extension reactions during pairwise sequencing. The present invention relates to a method for carrying out a strand resynthesis extension reaction during pairwise sequencing, wherein said strand resynthesis extension reaction is carried out between a first sequencing read and a second sequencing read, and wherein said strand resynthesis extension reaction extends one or more immobilised primers to copy a first template strand to generate a second immobilised template strand; characterised in that the strand resynthesis extension reaction is carried out using a non-thermostable strand displacement polymerase at a temperature of less than 55° C., preferably at 38° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jared Peace, Klara Bojanovic Machado, Peter McInerney, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20220251626
    Abstract: A method of preparing templates for high throughput nucleic acid sequencing, comprising: a) providing a solid support, wherein said solid support comprises a plurality of nucleic acid primers immobilised adaptor nucleic acid sequences which hybridise to one or more of the nucleic acid primers, and the library preparation having a nucleic acid concentration of 400 pM or less; c) allowing single stranded fragments of template nucleic acid to bind to said nucleic acid primers, thereby immobilising said single stranded fragments on said solid support; and d) repeating steps b) and c) at least three further times, i.e. multiple loadings or rounds of template hybridization to improve occupation rates, e.g., of nanowells on a flow cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jared Peace, Jeanine Montano, Michael Niziolek, Ark Silbergleit, Petr Capek, Peter McInerney
  • Publication number: 20210010071
    Abstract: An example method includes reacting a first solution and a different, second solution on a flow cell by flowing the first solution over amplification sites on the flow cell and subsequently flowing the second solution over the amplification sites. The first solution includes target nucleic acids and a first reagent mixture that comprises nucleoside triphosphates and replication enzymes. The target nucleic acids in the first solution transport to and bind to the amplification sites at a transport rate. The first reagent mixture amplifies the target nucleic acids that are bound to the amplification sites to produce clonal populations of amplicons originating from corresponding target nucleic acids. The amplicons are produced at an amplification rate that exceeds the transport rate. The second solution includes a second reagent mixture and lacks the target nucleic acids. The second solution is to increase a number of the amplicons at the amplification sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shaun Hunter, Peter McInerney, Jonathan Boutell, Claire Bevis-Mott
  • Patent number: 10808277
    Abstract: An example method includes reacting a first solution and a different, second solution on a flow cell by flowing the first solution over amplification sites on the flow cell and subsequently flowing the second solution over the amplification sites. The first solution includes target nucleic acids and a first reagent mixture that comprises nucleoside triphosphates and replication enzymes. The target nucleic acids in the first solution transport to and bind to the amplification sites at a transport rate. The first reagent mixture amplifies the target nucleic acids that are bound to the amplification sites to produce clonal populations of amplicons originating from corresponding target nucleic acids. The amplicons are produced at an amplification rate that exceeds the transport rate. The second solution includes a second reagent mixture and lacks the target nucleic acids. The second solution is to increase a number of the amplicons at the amplification sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Shaun Hunter, Peter McInerney, Jonathan Boutell, Claire Bevis-Mott
  • Publication number: 20180187252
    Abstract: An example method includes reacting a first solution and a different, second solution on a flow cell by flowing the first solution over amplification sites on the flow cell and subsequently flowing the second solution over the amplification sites. The first solution includes target nucleic acids and a first reagent mixture that comprises nucleoside triphosphates and replication enzymes. The target nucleic acids in the first solution transport to and bind to the amplification sites at a transport rate. The first reagent mixture amplifies the target nucleic acids that are bound to the amplification sites to produce clonal populations of amplicons originating from corresponding target nucleic acids. The amplicons are produced at an amplification rate that exceeds the transport rate. The second solution includes a second reagent mixture and lacks the target nucleic acids. The second solution is to increase a number of the amplicons at the amplification sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shaun Hunter, Peter McInerney, Jonathan Boutell, Claire Bevis-Mott
  • Patent number: 9454587
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for searching for and presenting backups. A first search result including a first version of an item is presented. The first version is associated with a first date range having a first start date and a first end date. User input requesting that an archive including one or more versions of the item be searched is received. A second search result including a second version of the item is presented. The second version is different from the first version. The second version is associated with a second date range having a second start date and a second end date. The second date range does not overlap with the first date range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Lyons, Eric Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, John Hornkvist
  • Patent number: 9354982
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, Dominic B. Giampaolo
  • Publication number: 20150142746
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Eric A. Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, Dominic B. Giampaolo
  • Patent number: 8965929
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, Dominic B. Giampaolo
  • Publication number: 20140365479
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for searching for and presenting backups. A first search result including a first version of an item is presented. The first version is associated with a first date range having a first start date and a first end date. User input requesting that an archive including one or more versions of the item be searched is received. A second search result including a second version of the item is presented. The second version is different from the first version. The second version is associated with a second date range having a second start date and a second end date. The second date range does not overlap with the first date range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: David Lyons, Eric Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, John Hornkvist
  • Patent number: 8775378
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing backup operations while a user is using a device. In one implementation, a method is provided. A backup operation of data including a plurality of related items is initiated. Modifications to one or more items of the plurality of related items are monitored for during the backup operation. The backup operation is completed. If a modification occurred to one or more items, a second backup operation is performed for the modified items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Eric A. Weiss, Peter McInerney, Dominic B. Giampaolo
  • Patent number: 8745523
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes displaying a current view, initiating a history view, the history view including two or more visual representations of corresponding earlier versions of the current view, identifying a selection of an item in a visual representation, receiving an input to delete the selected item, and deleting each instance of the selected item in the history view. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter McInerney, Pavel Cisler, David Hart, Eric Weiss, Robert Ulrich
  • Patent number: 8504516
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, Dominic Giampaolo
  • Patent number: 8370853
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for event notification. In one implementation, a method is provided. A determination is made as to whether a threshold associated with pending event notifications has been exceeded by an incoming event notification. A plurality of pending event notifications that can be combined are identified. Two or more event notifications are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Giampaolo, Eric Weiss, Brent Knight, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney
  • Patent number: 8311988
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing backup operations while a user is using a device. In one implementation, a method is provided. A backup operation of data including a plurality of related items is initiated. Modifications to one or more items of the plurality of related items are monitored for during the backup operation. The backup operation is completed. If a modification occurred to one or more items, a second backup operation is performed for the modified items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Eric Weiss, Peter McInerney, Dominic Giampaolo
  • Patent number: 8307004
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Weiss, Pavel Cisler, Peter McInerney, Dominic Giampaolo
  • Publication number: 20120216112
    Abstract: Adaptive techniques for handling notifications and updating a directory of a file system in a graphical user interface of a computing environment. Adaptive techniques include determining that something has been potentially changed in the node. A time of the notification is obtained, and a preferred time value or trigger time for responding to the notification is calculated. The preferred time value may be calculated by adding an adjustment to a recorded time of the last synchronization performed on the directory. The adjustment may be calculated by weighting duration of synchronizations performed on the directory. Adaptive techniques may then compare the time value to the trigger time. If the time value is less than the trigger time, the display and directory are synchronized. Otherwise, a timer may be set to the trigger time, and synchronization of the display and directory may be delayed until the trigger time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Peter McInerney
  • Patent number: 8171498
    Abstract: Adaptive techniques for handling notifications and updating a directory of a file system in a graphical user interface of a computing environment are disclosed. The adaptive techniques include receiving a notification that at least something has been potentially changed in the node. A current time value of the notification is obtained, and a preferred time value or trigger time for responding to the notification is calculated. In a preferred embodiment, the preferred time value is calculated by adding an adjustment or incremental value to a recorded time of the last synchronization performed on the directory. The adjustment or incremental value is preferably calculated by weighting a duration of one or more synchronizations performed on the directory. The adaptive techniques then compare the current time value to the trigger time. If the current time is greater than the trigger time, the Finder and the directory are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Peter McInerney
  • Publication number: 20110119615
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting data. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for data; submitting the request while maintaining a currently displayed user interface; determining whether a specified amount of the data has been received within a threshold delay period; if the data has been received within the threshold delay period, displaying a new user interface including representations of a portion of the received data; and if the data has not been received within the threshold delay period, displaying a placeholder user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Loic Vandereyken, David Hart, Peter McInerney