Patents by Inventor Steven Menchen

Steven Menchen 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: 10344328
    Abstract: Provided are methods for biological sample processing and analysis. A method can comprise providing a substrate configured to rotate. The substrate can comprise an array having immobilized thereto a biological analyte. A solution comprising a plurality of probes may be directed, via centrifugal force, across the substrate during rotation of the substrate, to couple at least one of the plurality of probes with the biological analyte. A detector can be configured to detect a signal from the at least one probe coupled to the biological analyte, thereby analyzing the biological analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ULTIMA GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Nathan Beckett, Denis Pristinski, Derek Schulte, Avishai Bartov, Jamie Sullivan, Dumitru Brinza, Abizar Lakdawalla, Steven Menchen, Gilad Almogy, Mark Pratt
  • Publication number: 20190153531
    Abstract: Provided are methods for biological sample processing and analysis. A method can comprise providing a substrate configured to rotate. The substrate can comprise an array having immobilized thereto a biological analyte. A solution comprising a plurality of probes may be directed, via centrifugal force, across the substrate during rotation of the substrate, to couple at least one of the plurality of probes with the biological analyte. A detector can be configured to detect a signal from the at least one probe coupled to the biological analyte, thereby analyzing the biological analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Kristopher BARBEE, Nathan BECKETT, Denis PRISTINSKI, Derek SCHULTE, Avishai BARTOV, Jamie SULLIVAN, Dumitru BRINZA, Abizar LAKDAWALLA, Steven MENCHEN, Gilad ALMOGY, Mark PRATT
  • Publication number: 20190153520
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyte detection and analysis. A system can comprise an open substrate configured to rotate. The open substrate can comprise an array of immobilized analytes. A solution comprising a plurality of probes may be directed, via centrifugal force, across the array during rotation of the substrate, to couple at least one of the plurality of probes with at least one of the analytes to form a bound probe. A detector can be configured to detect a signal from the bound probe via continuous rotational area scanning of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Kristopher BARBEE, Nathan BECKETT, Denis PRISTINSKI, Derek SCHULTE, Avishai BARTOV, Jamie SULLIVAN, Dumitru BRINZA, Abizar LAKDAWALLA, Steven MENCHEN, Gilad ALMOGY, Mark PRATT
  • Patent number: 10273528
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyte detection and analysis. A system can comprise an open substrate configured to rotate. The open substrate can comprise an array of immobilized analytes. A solution comprising a plurality of probes may be directed, via centrifugal force, across the array during rotation of the substrate, to couple at least one of the plurality of probes with at least one of the analytes to form a bound probe. A detector can be configured to detect a signal from the bound probe via continuous rotational area scanning of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ULTIMA GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Nathan Beckett, Denis Pristinski, Derek Schulte, Avishai Bartov, Jamie Sullivan, Dumitru Brinza, Abizar Lakdawalla, Steven Menchen, Gilad Almogy, Mark Pratt
  • Patent number: 10267790
    Abstract: Provided are systems for biological sample processing and analysis. A system can comprise a substrate configured to rotate. The substrate can comprise an array configured to immobilize a biological analyte. A fluid flow unit comprising a fluid channel can be configured to dispense a solution comprising a plurality of probes. The solution may be directed, via centrifugal force, across the substrate during rotation of the substrate, to couple at least one of the plurality of probes with the biological analyte. A detector in optical communication with the array can be configured to detect one or more signals from the at least one probe coupled to the biological analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ULTIMA GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Nathan Beckett, Denis Pristinski, Derek Schulte, Avishai Bartov, Jamie Sullivan, Dumitru Brinza, Abizar Lakdawalla, Steven Menchen, Gilad Almogy, Mark Pratt
  • Publication number: 20180119217
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to methods, as well as related, systems, compositions, kits and apparatuses, for nucleic acid analysis that involve the use of modified nucleotides, including terminator nucleotides and/or tagged nucleotides, in a template-dependent nucleotide incorporation reaction. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid analysis can be conducted at a single reaction site, or at a plurality of reaction sites in an array of reaction sites. Optionally, the array contains a plurality of reaction sites having about 1-100 million, or about 100-250 million, or about 200-500 million, or about 500-900 million, or more reaction sites. Optionally, each reaction site is in contact with, operatively coupled, or capacitively coupled to one or more sensors that are ion-sensitive FETs (isFETs) or chemically-sensitive FETs (chemFETs) sensors. Optionally, the reaction sites are in fluid communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang HINZ, Steven MENCHEN, Ronald GRAHAM, Peter VANDER HORN, Earl HUBBELL, Christian WOEHLER, Roman ROZHKOV, Barnett ROSENBLUM
  • Patent number: 9575069
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits for labeling proteins and uses in reporter systems for detecting, quantifying and/or characterizing analytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Menchen, Joe Y. Lam, Zhaochun Ma, Khairuzzaman Bashar Mullah
  • Publication number: 20160130644
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide systems, compositions, methods, reagents, kits and products for extending a nucleic acid that includes incorporating a nucleotide residue at a terminus of a nucleic acid using a polymerase enzyme and at least one nucleotide, wherein the at least one nucleotide includes a thiophosphate moiety, and wherein the at least one nucleotide is resistant to hydrolysis by phosphatase. In some embodiments, the nucleotide incorporation can be conducted in the presence of a phosphatase. In some embodiments, the nucleotide incorporation can be conducted in the presence of at least on chelation moiety that is configured to bind an orthophosphate moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Steven MENCHEN, Theo NIKIFOROV
  • Patent number: 9243085
    Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies AS
    Inventors: Geir Fonnum, Grete Modahl, Nini Kjus, Astrid Evenroed Molteberg, Diem Tran, Jo Aaserud, M. Talha Gokmen, Steven Menchen, Carl Fuller, Luisa Andruzzi, Wolfgang Hinz
  • Patent number: 9139667
    Abstract: A method of conjugating a substrate includes exchanging a counter ion associated with a biomolecule with a lipophilic counter ion to form a biomolecule complex, dispersing the biomolecule complex in a nonaqueous solvent, and coupling the biomolecule complex to a substrate in the presence of the nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Menchen, Alan Blanchard, Luisa Andruzzi, Shaheer Khan, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Alfred Lui, Craig Stolarczyk, Tanya Sokolsky, Prasanna Krishnan Thwar
  • Patent number: 9090775
    Abstract: Fluorescent phenyl xanthene dyes are described that comprise any fluorescein, rhodamine or rhodol comprising a particular C9 phenyl ring. One or both of the ortho groups on the lower C9 phenyl ring is ortho substituted with a group selected from alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino, mercapto, alkylthio, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, mercaptocyanato, nitroso, nitro, azido, sulfeno, sulfinyl, and sulfino. In one embodiment, halo and/or hydroxy groups are used. Optimal dyes contain a lower C9 phenyl ring in which both ortho groups are the same and the lower ring exhibits some form a symmetry relative to an imaginary axis running from the phenyl rings point of attachment to the remainder of the xanthene dye through a point para to the point of attachment. The phenyl xanthene dyes may be activated. Furthermore, the phenyl xanthene dyes may be conjugated to one or more substances including other dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Y. Lam, Steven Menchen, Ruiming Zou, Scott Benson
  • Publication number: 20150198605
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits for labeling proteins and uses in reporter systems for detecting, quantifying and/or characterizing analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven MENCHEN, Joe Y. Lam, Zhaochun Ma, Khairuzzaman Bashar Mullah
  • Patent number: 9062079
    Abstract: A silyl protected diacrylamide compound is described. A method of forming such a compound includes mixing a silylation reagent with a hydroxylated diamine compound under first reactive conditions to form a product in a first solution, separating the product from the first solution, and mixing the product with acryloyl chloride under second reactive conditions in a second solution to form a silyl protected diacrylamide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nini Kjus, Geir Fonnum, Bruce Branchaud, Lai-Qiang Ying, Steven Menchen, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Hee Chol Kang
  • Patent number: 9034920
    Abstract: Fluorescent polymeric materials are disclosed comprising a polymer and one or more lipid soluble rhodamine dyes with the following core structure: The materials are especially useful in the preparation of multicolored microparticles, especially multicolored polystyrene microparticles, for use in the multiplexed analysis of a plurality of analytes in a single sample. When excited by a light source, the materials give off a unique emission based on the nature, concentration and ratio of the dyes therein. Methods of preparing and using the fluorescent polymeric materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Y. L. Lam, Steven Menchen, Ruiming Zou, Scott Benson
  • Publication number: 20140242665
    Abstract: Fluorescent phenyl xanthene dyes are described that comprise any fluorescein, rhodamine or rhodol comprising a particular C9 phenyl ring. One or both of the ortho groups on the lower C9 phenyl ring is ortho substituted with a group selected from alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino, mercapto, alkylthio, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, mercaptocyanato, nitroso, nitro, azido, sulfeno, sulfinyl, and sulfino. In one embodiment, halo and/or hydroxy groups are used. Optimal dyes contain a lower C9 phenyl ring in which both ortho groups are the same and the lower ring exhibits some form a symmetry relative to an imaginary axis running from the phenyl rings point of attachment to the remainder of the xanthene dye through a point para to the point of attachment. The phenyl xanthene dyes may be activated. Furthermore, the phenyl xanthene dyes may be conjugated to one or more substances including other dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Y. LAM, Steven MENCHEN, Ruiming ZOU, Scott BENSON
  • Publication number: 20140186831
    Abstract: Solid supports for chemiluminescent assays are provided. The solid support includes a plurality of probes covalently or physically attached to the support surface and a chemiluminescent enhancing moiety incorporated onto the surface or into the bulk of the support. The solid support can be a multi-layered support including an upper probe binding layer (e.g., an azlactone polymer layer or porous functional polyamide layer) adjacent to a cationic microgel layer. The azlactone-functional polymer can be a copolymer of dimethylacrylamide and vinylazlactone crosslinked with ethylenediamine. The cationic microgel layer can be a cross-linked quaternary onium salt containing polymer. A method and a kit for conducting chemiluminescent assays using the solid supports is also provided. The kit comprises a dioxetane substrate, a biopolymer probe-enzyme complex, and a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
  • Publication number: 20140171336
    Abstract: Extended rhodamine compounds exhibiting favorable fluorescence characteristics having the structure are disclosed. In addition, novel intermediates for synthesis of these dyes are disclosed, such intermediates having the structure In addition, methods of making and using the dyes as fluorescent labels are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joe LAM, Scott BENSON, Steven MENCHEN
  • Publication number: 20140145115
    Abstract: Fluorescent polymeric materials are disclosed comprising a polymer and one or more lipid soluble rhodamine dyes. The materials are especially useful in the preparation of multicolored microparticles, especially multicolored polystyrene microparticle, for use in the multiplexed analysis of a plurality of analytes in a single sample. When excited by a light source, the materials give off a unique emission based on the nature, concentration and ratio of the dyes therein. Methods of preparing and using said materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Y.L. LAM, Steven Menchen, Ruiming Zou, Scott Benson
  • Publication number: 20140114048
    Abstract: Dark quencher constructs, termed “multi-chromophoric quenchers” are described herein that comprise at least two dark quenching moieties, which can be the same or different, linked together by at least one multivalent linking moiety. The structure of the multi-chromophoric quenchers can be varied to selectively enhance quenching within a specific range of reporter emission wavelengths, to quench a broader range of reporter emission wavelengths than previously possible, or can combine both concepts. Multiple types of quenching moieties can be employed to increase the absorption range and a multiple number of each type of quenching moiety can be used to increase the total absorptivity within the absorption range. The multi-chromophoric quenchers can be tethered to probes for biomolecules, insoluble supports and/or fluorescent dyes for use in a wide variety of biomolecular assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Scott BENSON, Steven MENCHEN, Krishna UPADHYA
  • Patent number: RE46683
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits applicable to sequencing methods, such as Sanger dideoxy sequencing methods. The methods and kits disclosed utilize a cationically charged nucleic acid terminator in combination with a discriminatory polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Barnett Rosenblum, Steven Menchen, Shaheer Khan, Paul Kenney