Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Szyperski

Thomas A. Szyperski 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: 20140156573
    Abstract: A method for generating a model for epithelial ovarian cancer is presented, comprising the steps of obtaining a mass spectrum for each of a plurality of samples, segmenting each of the mass spectra into “bins,” and determining a plurality of relationships between two or more bins. One are more statistically significant factors are identified according to the determined plurality of relationships, and a predictive model is generated as a function of the one or more identified factors. A method of the present invention may further comprise the step of obtaining one or more nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of each of the samples, which are segmented into a plurality of bins. Combinations of mass spectra and NMR spectra may be used to determine the plurality of relationships. In other embodiments, methods for identifying the presence of EOC indicated by a biological sample of an individual are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, Christopher Andrews, Dinesh K. Sukumaran, Adekunle Odunsi
  • Patent number: 8248071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of conducting an N-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment in a phase-sensitive manner by the use of forward and backward sampling of time domain shifted by a primary phase shift under conditions effective to measure time domain amplitudes and secondary phase shifts. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting an N-dimensional NMR experiment in a phase-sensitive manner by the use of dual forward and backward sampling of time domain shifted by a primary phase shift under conditions effective to measure secondary phase shifts or at least partially cancel dispersive and quadrature image signal components arising in the frequency domain from secondary phase shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, Arindam Ghosh, Yibing Wu
  • Patent number: 7920972
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a suite of G2FT and GFT NMR experiments that can be used for complete resonance assignments of proteins and for obtaining structural (conformational and orientational) constraints for determining high resolution three-dimensional structures of biomolecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Patent number: 7880468
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting chemical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Publication number: 20090230959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of conducting an N-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment in a phase-sensitive manner by the use of forward and backward sampling of time domain shifted by a primary phase shift under conditions effective to measure time domain amplitudes and secondary phase shifts. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting an N-dimensional NMR experiment in a phase-sensitive manner by the use of dual forward and backward sampling of time domain shifted by a primary phase shift under conditions effective to measure secondary phase shifts or at least partially cancel dispersive and quadrature image signal components arising in the frequency domain from secondary phase shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: The Reasearch Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, Arindam Ghosh, Yibing Wu
  • Patent number: 7586306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for simultaneously conducting multiple steps of a cycle of a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment without the use of pulsed magnetic field gradients during signal detection in which one or more spatially selective radiofrequency pulses are applied to a sample under conditions effective to simultaneously spatially distribute the radiofrequency power associated with each of the cycle steps to a plurality of spatially discrete sections within the sample such that each section executes an individual step of the cycle and the resultant NMR signals from each of the cycle steps are produced simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, David Parish
  • Publication number: 20090115414
    Abstract: The present invention discloses eleven reduced dimensionality (RD) triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for measuring chemical shift values of certain nuclei in a protein molecule, where the chemical shift values encoded in a peak pair of an NMR spectrum are detected in a phase sensitive manner. The RD 3D HA,CA,(CO),N,HN NMR and RD 3D H,C,(C-TOCSY-CO),N,HN NMR experiments are designed to yield “sequential” connectivities, while the RD 3D H?/?,C?/?, CO,HA NMR and RD 3D H?/?,C?/?,N,HN NMR experiments provide “intraresidue” connectivities. The RD 3D H,C,C,H-COSY NMR, RD 3D H,C,C,H-TOCSY NMR, and RD 2D H,C,H-COSY NMR experiments allow one to obtain assignments for aliphatic and aromatic side chain chemical shifts, while the RD 2D HB,CB,(CG,CD),HD NMR experiment provide information for the aromatic side chain chemical shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim
  • Publication number: 20090033326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for simultaneously conducting multiple steps of a cycle of a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment without the use of pulsed magnetic field gradients during signal detection in which one or more spatially selective radiofrequency pulses are applied to a sample under conditions effective to simultaneously spatially distribute the radiofrequency power associated with each of the cycle steps to a plurality of spatially discrete sections within the sample such that each section executes an individual step of the cycle and the resultant NMR signals from each of the cycle steps are produced simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, David Parish
  • Publication number: 20090009166
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting chemical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Patent number: 7408346
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of simultaneously conducting more than one step of a radiofrequency phase cycle in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment. The method first involves providing a sample. Next, one or more radiofrequency pulses are applied to a plurality of spatially discrete slices of the sample under conditions effective to simultaneously conduct more than one step of a radiofrequency phase cycle in a single transient. Then, NMR signals generated from the step of applying the radiofrequency pulses are acquired. Finally, the NMR signals are processed to obtain an NMR spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, David M. Parish
  • Patent number: 7396685
    Abstract: The present invention discloses eleven reduced dimensionality (RD) triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for measuring chemical shift values of certain nuclei in a protein molecule, where the chemical shift values encoded in a peak pair of an NMR spectrum are detected in a phase sensitive manner. The RD 3D HA,CA,(CO),N,HN NMR and RD 3D H,C,(C-TOCSY-CO),N,HN NMR experiments are designed to yield “sequential” connectivities, while the RD 3D H?/?,C?/?,CO,HA NMR and RD 3D H?/?,C?/?,N,HN NMR experiments provide “intraresidue” connectivities. The RD 3D H,C,C,H-COSY NMR, RD 3D H,C,C,H-TOCSY NMR, and RD 2D H,C,H-COSY NMR experiments allow one to obtain assignments for aliphatic and aromatic side chain chemical shifts, while the RD 2D HB,CB,(CG,CD),HD NMR experiment provide information for the aromatic side chain chemical shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim
  • Patent number: 7365539
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting checmical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Publication number: 20070007959
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of simultaneously conducting more than one step of a radiofrequency phase cycle in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment. The method first involves providing a sample. Next, one or more radiofrequency pulses are applied to a plurality of spatially discrete slices of the sample under conditions effective to simultaneously conduct more than one step of a radiofrequency phase cycle in a single transient. Then, NMR signals generated from the step of applying the radiofrequency pulses are acquired. Finally, the NMR signals are processed to obtain an NMR spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State Universtiy of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, David Parish
  • Patent number: 7141432
    Abstract: The present invention discloses eight new reduced dimensionality (RD) triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for measuring chemical shift values of certain nuclei in a protein molecule. The RD 3D HA,CA,(CO),N,HN NMR experiment and the RD 3D H,C,(C-TOCSY—CO),N,HN NMR experiment are designed to yield “sequential” connectivities, while the RD 3D H??,C??,CO,HA NMR experiment and the RD 3D H??,C??,N,HN NMR experiment provide “intraresidue” connectivities. The RD 3D H,C,C,H—COSY NMR experiment, the RD 3D H,C,C,H-TOCSY NMR experiment, and the RD 2D H,C,H—COSY NMR experiment allow one to obtain assignments for aliphatic and aromatic side chain chemical shifts, while the RD 2D HB,CB,(CG,CD),HD NMR experiment provide information for the aromatic side chain chemical shifts. In addition, a method of conducting suites of RD triple resonance NMR experiments for high-throughput resonance assignment of proteins and identification of the location of secondary structure elements are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventor: Thomas A. Szyperski
  • Publication number: 20060111846
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a suite of G2FT and GFT NMR experiments that can be used for complete resonance assignments of proteins and for obtaining structural (conformational and orientational) constraints for determining high resolution three-dimensional structures of biomolecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, Hanudatta Atreya, Alexandre Eletski
  • Publication number: 20050114038
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting checmical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta Atreya
  • Patent number: 6831459
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting chemical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Publication number: 20040095140
    Abstract: The present invention discloses eleven reduced dimensionality (RD) triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for measuring chemical shift values of certain nuclei in a protein molecule, where the chemical shift values encoded in a peak pair of an NMR spectrum are detected in a phase sensitive manner. The RD 3D HA,CA,(CO),N,HN NMR and RD 3D H,C,(C-TOCSY-CO),N,HN NMR experiments are designed to yield “sequential” connectivities, while the RD 3D H&agr;/&bgr;,C&agr;/&bgr;,CO,HA NMR and RD 3D H&agr;/&bgr;,C&agr;/&bgr;,N,HN NMR experiments provide “intraresidue” connectivities. The RD 3D H,C,C,H-COSY NMR, RD 3D H,C,C,H-TOCSY NMR, and RD 2D H,C,C,H-COSY NMR experiments allow one to obtain assignments for aliphatic and aromatic side chain chemical shifts, while the RD 2D HB,CB,(CG,CD),HD NMR experiment provide information for the aromatic side chain chemical shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim
  • Publication number: 20040061497
    Abstract: The present invention presents a new approach to rapidly obtaining precise high-dimensional NMR spectral information, named “GFT NMR spectroscopy”, which is based on the phase sensitive joint sampling of the indirect dimensions spanning a subspace of a conventional NMR experiment. The phase-sensitive joint sampling of several indirect dimensions of a high-dimensional NMR experiment leads to largely reduced minimum measurement times when compared to FT NMR. This allows one to avoid the “sampling limited” data collection regime. Concomitantly, the analysis of the resulting chemical shift multiplets, which are edited by the G-matrix transformation, yields increased precision for the measurement of the chemical shifts. Additionally, methods of conducting specific GFT NMR experiments as well as methods of conducting a combination of GFT NMR experiments for rapidly obtaining precise chemical shift assignment and determining the structure of proteins or other molecules are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas A. Szyperski, Seho Kim, Hanudatta S. Atreya
  • Publication number: 20030012733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses eight new reduced dimensionality (RD) triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for measuring chemical shift values of certain nuclei in a protein molecule. The RD 3D HA,CA,(CO),N,HN NMR experiment and the RD 3D H,C,(C-TOCSY-CO),N,HN NMR experiment are designed to yield “sequential” connectivities, while the RD 3D H&agr;&bgr;,C&agr;&bgr;,CO,HA NMR experiment and the RD 3D H&agr;&bgr;,C&agr;&bgr;,HN NMR experiment provide “intraresidue” connectivities. The RD 3D H,C,C,H-COSY NMR experiment, the RD 3D H,C,C,H-TOCSY NMR experiment, and the RD 2D H,C,H-COSY NMR experiment allow one to obtain assignments for aliphatic and aromatic side chain chemical shifts, while the RD 2D HB,CB,(CG,CD),HD NMR experiment provide information for the aromatic side chain chemical shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas A. Szyperski