Patents by Inventor Sally Anderson

Sally Anderson 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: 20180345279
    Abstract: A microfluidic system is configured for enhanced temperature control by combining spatial and temporal temperature control. The microfluidic system includes an electro-wetting on dielectric (EWOD) device comprising an element array configured to receive one or more liquid droplets, the element array comprising a plurality of individual array elements; a control system configured to control actuation voltages applied to the element array to perform manipulation operations of the liquid droplets; and a plurality of thermal control elements located at different spatial locations along the EWOD device, at least one of the thermal control elements being variable in temperature with respect to time. The control system includes a thermal control unit configured to control temperatures of the thermal control elements to generate a plurality of thermal zones located at different spatial locations along the EWOD device, at least one of the thermal zones being variable in temperature with respect to time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Sally Anderson, Pamela Ann Dothie, Philip Mark Shryane Roberts
  • Patent number: 10082481
    Abstract: A pixel circuit acts as a sensing element in a sensing device. The pixel circuit includes a sensing electrode, a first gate electrically connected to the sensing electrode, a second gate in electrical communication with the first gate, and a readout device that is electrically connected to the second gate. An input voltage applied to the sensing electrode is amplified between the first gate and the second gate, the amplification being measured as an output signal from the readout device to perform a sensing operation. For example, the output signal may be relatable to pH, analyte measurements, or other properties of sample liquids analyzed by the sensing device. A sensing device may include multiple pixels disposed on a substrate, each pixel including said pixel circuit. Driver circuits controlled by control electronics are configured to generate signals that selectively address the pixels and to read out voltages at the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Life Science (EU) Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin James Hadwen, Campbell Donald Brown, Christopher James Brown, Gregory Gay, SAlly Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180157756
    Abstract: The integration of news about members of a group into symmetrical group communications is described. Group members are delivered news items and information regarding members of the group, and are able to communicate with other members of the group in response to the news items. One embodiment dynamically generates aggregated RSS news feeds for a group of people or entities and correlates that aggregated data with biographical information, audio, and video media to provide rich information about the relevant parties to the news story. The embodiment also provides the capability of transmitting email or other electronic messages to the parties in the news story to facilitate two-way communication while maintaining the group members' privacy and anonymity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Mark R. Anderson, Scott Schramke, Sally Anderson
  • Patent number: 9886506
    Abstract: The integration of news about members of a group into symmetrical group communications is described. Group members are delivered news items and information regarding members of the group, and are able to communicate with other members of the group in response to the news items. One embodiment dynamically generates aggregated RSS news feeds for a group of people or entities and correlates that aggregated data with biographical information, audio, and video media to provide rich information about the relevant parties to the news story. The embodiment also provides the capability of transmitting email or other electronic messages to the parties in the news story to facilitate two-way communication while maintaining the group members' privacy and anonymity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SNS Conference Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Anderson, Scott Schramke, Sally Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180011053
    Abstract: A pixel circuit acts as a sensing element in a sensing device. The pixel circuit includes a sensing electrode, a first gate electrically connected to the sensing electrode, a second gate in electrical communication with the first gate, and a readout device that is electrically connected to the second gate. An input voltage applied to the sensing electrode is amplified between the first gate and the second gate, the amplification being measured as an output signal from the readout device to perform a sensing operation. For example, the output signal may be relatable to pH, analyte measurements, or other properties of sample liquids analyzed by the sensing device. A sensing device may include multiple pixels disposed on a substrate, each pixel including said pixel circuit. Driver circuits controlled by control electronics are configured to generate signals that selectively address the pixels and to read out voltages at the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin James HADWEN, Campbell Donald BROWN, Christopher James BROWN, Gregory GAY, Sally ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20100153285
    Abstract: The integration of news about members of a group into symmetrical group communications is described. Group members are delivered news items and information regarding members of the group, and are able to communicate with other members of the group in response to the news items. One embodiment dynamically generates aggregated RSS news feeds for a group of people or entities and correlates that aggregated data with biographical information, audio, and video media to provide rich information about the relevant parties to the news story. The embodiment also provides the capability of transmitting email or other electronic messages to the parties in the news story to facilitate two-way communication while maintaining the group members' privacy and anonymity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Mark R. Anderson, Scott Schramke, Sally Anderson
  • Publication number: 20100105567
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a multimeric capture agent for binding a ligand, the multimeric capture agent comprising at least first and second peptide chains, wherein said first and second peptide chains each comprise a chain of 2 to 50 amino acids, each of said amino acids being substantially enantiomerically pure, and wherein said at least first and second peptide chains are covalently linked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Michael A. Reeve, Sally Anderson
  • Publication number: 20090312192
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a method of functionalising a substrate comprising immobilising at least one multimeric peptide on the substrate, wherein, the at least one multimeric peptide comprises at least first and second peptide chains, the first peptide chain comprising at least one hydrophobic amino acid residue and at least one functionalising moiety, wherein the at least one hydrophobic amino acid residue and at least one functionalising moiety are positioned in the peptide primary structure so as to result in a hydrophobic face, and a substantially non hydrophobic face comprising the functionalising moiety, and wherein, contacting the peptide with the substrate causes the peptide to be immobilised thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michael A. Reeve, Sally Anderson
  • Publication number: 20090192048
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a method of fabricating a multimeric capture agent for binding a ligand, the capture agent comprising at least first and second monomers units, the first monomer unit further comprising a first ligand-binding moiety, a first reactive group and an attachment moiety, the second monomer unit further comprising a second ligand-binding moiety, and a second reactive group, wherein the reactive groups may be the same or different for each monomer unit, the method comprising the steps of; a) reacting the first monomer unit with the second monomer unit such that reactive groups present on the monomer units react to form a multimeric capture agent. b) immobilising the first monomer unit on a substrate via the attachment moiety, wherein, step a) can be performed before, simultaneously with, or subsequently to step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Michael A Reeve, Sally Anderson
  • Publication number: 20030105343
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of preparing a branched benzofuran compound comprising a core moiety which contains at least one aromatic ring and which has at least three substituted or unsubstituted benzofuran groups covalently linked thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Neil Taylor, Sally Anderson, Christopher James Booth, Geraldine Laura Ballantyne Verschoor
  • Patent number: 6555840
    Abstract: A charge-transport structure, e g an opto-electronic structure such an electroluminescent device is manufactured by forming a uniform first charge-transport (eg electron-transport) polymer layer on a substrate. Low molar mass dyes in a solvent are ink-jet printed onto the exposed surface of the first layer to form a multicolor pattern, and the dyes are allowed to diffuse into the layer to form charge-recombination/emitter regions within the layer. Excess dyes are washed away from the surface and then a uniform second charge-transport (eg hole-transport) polymer layer is formed on the resultant smooth surface of the first layer over the tops of the regions. Finally, electrodes are deposited on the top of the second layer in registration with the regions. Photovoltaic structures and organic transistors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Andrew James Hudson, Sally Anderson, Michael Stuart Weaver, Craig Tombling
  • Patent number: 6437123
    Abstract: A compound of the present invention is a triazine compound of the general formula: Ar, Ar′ and Ar″ are aromatic moieties which are conjugated to the triazine core and are the same or different. Each of R1, R1′, R1″ to Rn, Rn′, Rn″, which may be the same or different, is an elongated flexible, at least partly aliphatic chain such as to impart liquid-crystalline or columnar crystalline properties to the compound or its mixtures. —(R1, . . . , Rn), —(R1′, . . . , Rn′) and —(R1″, . . . , Rn″) indicate that there are up to n, n′ and n″ substituent groups R on respective Ar, Ar′, Ar″ moieties, where n, n′ and n″ are integers which do not exceed a number of available substituent positions on the respective Ar, Ar′, Ar″ moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Harald Reinhart Bock, Sally Anderson, Yoshimasa Fujita, Andrew James Hudson, Judy Megan Rorison, Michael Stuart Weaver
  • Publication number: 20020041976
    Abstract: Benzofuran, benzothiophene or indole oligomers, co-oligomers, polymers and copolymers, methods for their production, and their use in charge transport and light emission regions of electroluminescent devices are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Sally Anderson, Michael Stuart Weaver