Patents by Inventor William B. Dunbar

William B. Dunbar 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).

  • Compositions, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Using a Nanopore
    Publication number: 20160209350
    Abstract: Devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
  • Compositions, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Using a Nanopore
    Publication number: 20160040230
    Abstract: Devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
  • Compositions, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Using a Nanopore
    Publication number: 20140346059
    Abstract: Devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
  • Compositions, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Using a Nanopore
    Publication number: 20140034517
    Abstract: Devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
  • Compositions, devices, systems, and methods for using a nanopore
    Patent number: 8500982
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Kathy Lieberman
  • METHODS FOR USING A NANOPORE
    Publication number: 20130118902
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, Seico Benner, William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Kathy Lieberman, Robin Abu-Shumays, Nicholas Hurt
  • COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR USING A NANOPORE
    Publication number: 20110174625
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Seico Benner, Daniel Branton, William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Kate Lieberman, Robin Abu-Shumays, Nicholas Hurt