Patents by Inventor Timothy Erps

Timothy Erps 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).

  • Substrate-mediated reactors for bioassays
    Patent number: 10890581
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods, compositions and systems for highly efficient, robust, multiplex analysis of biomolecules based on substrate-mediated compartmentalization in conjunction with controlled release of assay reagents for interference-free detection of biomolecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: FIREFLY BIOWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Isaac Stoner, Timothy Erps, Daniel Pregibon, Jessica Dawn Tytell, Andreas Windemuth, Graeme Doran
  • SUBSTRATE-MEDIATED REACTORS FOR BIOASSAYS
    Publication number: 20180052154
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods, compositions and systems for highly efficient, robust, multiplex analysis of biomolecules based on substrate-mediated compartmentalization in conjunction with controlled release of as-say reagents for interference-free detection of biomolecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Isaac STONER, Timothy ERPS, Daniel PREGIBON, Jessica Dawn TYTELL, Andreas WINDEMUTH, Graeme DORAN
  • NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION BY POST-HYBRIDIZATION LABELING AND UNIVERSAL ENCODING
    Publication number: 20160333398
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for encoding a substrate for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • Scanning multifunctional particles
    Patent number: 9476101
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and systems for characterizing multifunctional objects using a flow-through device, such as, a flow cytometer. In some embodiments, an inventive method according to the present invention includes one more steps of (a) interrogating a plurality of objects (e.g., particles), wherein each individual object (e.g., particle) comprises one or more interrogation regions detectable as a sequence of events; (b) recording multiple events, wherein each individual event corresponds to each individual interrogation region detectable above a pre-determined triggering threshold; (c) grouping the recorded multiple events, and (d) characterizing the plurality of objects based on the grouped events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Firefly Bioworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Davide M. Marini, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • Nucleic acid detection and quantification by post-hybridization labeling and universal encoding
    Patent number: 9290816
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for encoding a substrate for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Firefly Bioworks Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • Nucleic Acid Detection and Quantification by Post-hybridization Labeling and Universal Encoding
    Publication number: 20150005198
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for encoding a substrate for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Firefly Bioworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • Nucleic acid detection and quantification by post-hybridization labeling and universal encoding
    Patent number: 8609337
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for encoding a substrate for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Firefly BioWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • SCANNING MULTIFUNCTIONAL PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130210653
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and systems for characterizing multifunctional objects using a flow-through device, such as, a flow cytometer. In some embodiments, an inventive method according to the present invention includes one more steps of (a) interrogating a plurality of objects (e.g., particles), wherein each individual object (e.g., particle) comprises one or more interrogation regions detectable as a sequence of events; (b) recording multiple events, wherein each individual event corresponds to each individual interrogation region detectable above a pre-determined triggering threshold; (c) grouping the recorded multiple events, and (d) characterizing the plurality of objects based on the grouped events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: FIREFLY BIOWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Davide M. Marini, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION BY POST-HYBRIDIZATION LABELING AND UNIVERSAL ENCODING
    Publication number: 20120316082
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids via post-hybridization labeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: FIREFLY BIOWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
  • NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION BY POST-HYBRIDIZATION LABELING AND UNIVERSAL ENCODING
    Publication number: 20120309651
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for encoding a substrate for detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FIREFLY BIOWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps