Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Fry

Stephen E. Fry 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: 20220359039
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FRY LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Patent number: 11437122
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FRY LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Publication number: 20210388419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of characterizing one or more microorganisms and kits for characterizing at least one microorganism. Exemplary methods include preparing an amplicon library, sequencing a characteristic gene sequence to obtain a gene sequence, and characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the gene sequence using a computer-based genomic analysis of the gene sequence. Exemplary kits include at least one forward primer including an adapter sequence and a priming sequence, for a target sequence, and at least one reverse primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20190147979
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Patent number: 10204209
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: FRY LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Publication number: 20180237829
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of characterizing one or more microorganisms and kits for characterizing at least one microorganism. Exemplary methods include preparing an amplicon library, sequencing a characteristic gene sequence to obtain a gene sequence, and characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the gene sequence using a computer-based genomic analysis of the gene sequence. Exemplary kits include at least one forward primer including an adapter sequence and a priming sequence, for a target sequence, and at least one reverse primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Patent number: 9971867
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FRY LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Patent number: 9914979
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of characterizing one or more microorganisms and kits for characterizing at least one microorganism. Exemplary methods include preparing an amplicon library, sequencing a characteristic gene sequence to obtain a gene sequence, and characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the gene sequence using a computer-based genomic analysis of the gene sequence. Exemplary kits include at least one forward primer including an adapter sequence and a priming sequence, for a target sequence, and at least one reverse primer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: FRY LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20170293716
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis, Matthew Shabilla
  • Publication number: 20170147747
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Patent number: 9589101
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Fry Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20170058364
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, and/or identifying one or more protozoa. Various types of polymerase chain reaction techniques in connection with specifically designed primers can be used to detect a variety of, e.g., pathogenic, protozoa in samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20150344975
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, extracting, visualizing, and identifying Protomyxzoa Rhuematic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20150254398
    Abstract: Systems and methods to characterize one or more microorganisms or DNA fragments thereof are disclosed. Exemplary methods and systems use comparison of DNA sequencing information to information in one or more databases to characterize the one or more microorganism or DNA fragments thereof. Exemplary systems and methods can be used in a clinical setting to provide rapid analysis of microorganisms that may be a cause of infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140349293
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, extracting, visualizing, characterizing, and/or identifying one or more protozoa. Various types of polymerase chain reaction techniques in connection with specifically designed oligonucleotide probes can be used to detect a variety of, e.g., pathogenic, protozoa in samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140249036
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of characterizing one or more microorganisms and kits for characterizing at least one microorganism. Exemplary methods include preparing an amplicon library, sequencing a characteristic gene sequence to obtain a gene sequence, and characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the gene sequence using a computer-based genomic analysis of the gene sequence. Exemplary kits include at least one forward primer including an adapter sequence and a priming sequence, for a target sequence, and at least one reverse primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140249037
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of characterizing one or more microorganisms and kits for characterizing at least one microorganism. Exemplary methods include preparing an amplicon library, sequencing a characteristic gene sequence to obtain a gene sequence, and characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the gene sequence using a computer-based genomic analysis of the gene sequence. Exemplary kits include at least one forward primer including an adapter sequence and a priming sequence, for a target sequence, and at least one reverse primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis
  • Patent number: 8778843
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, extracting, visualizing, and identifying a pathogenic protozoan. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction in connection with specifically designed oligonucleotide probes are used to detect a variety of pathogenic protozoans in patient samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Fry Laboratories, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Fry, Jeremy Ellis