Patents by Inventor William E. Ortyn
William E. Ortyn 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).
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Publication number: 20220168735Abstract: An analyzer system includes a cartridge configured to receive a sample. The cartridge has a plurality of chambers for isolating a target analyte of the sample and collecting a quantity of a first label that is proportional to a quantity of the target analyte in the sample. The system includes an analyzer with a first electromagnetic radiation source a first detector and a controller. The first electromagnetic radiation source is configured to provide electromagnetic radiation to form an interrogation space within a detection chamber of the cartridge. The first detector is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted in the interrogation space by the first label if the first label is present in the interrogation space. The controller is configured to identify the presence of the target analyte in the sample based on electromagnetic radiation detected by the first detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: William E. Ortyn, Brian W. Noland, Jeffrey J. Bishop, Richard Livingston, Robert Onorato, Michele Gilbert, Danni Wang, Erich Kyger, John David Jolly, Luis H. Monsalve
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Patent number: 9528989Abstract: The use of an imaging system, cell compartment markers, and molecular markers in methods for correlating the movement of molecules within a cell to a particular compartment are provided, including measuring and correlating molecule movement in adherent and non-adherent cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Keith Frost, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo
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Patent number: 8953866Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8885913Abstract: An automated identification of the types of white blood cells in a blood sample facilitates the manual identification of cancerous or other abnormal blood cells in the sample. Classifiers are predetermined for each type of white blood cell and subsequently used to automatically process images of cells in a sample stained with a nuclear dye or stain. The classifiers each comprise a linear weighted combination of morphometric and photometric features previously selected for white blood cells that were identified using monoclonal antibody stains. Red blood cells and excess fluid are removed from a sample being processed upstream of an imaging region of the imaging system. A plurality of different types of images are produced for each cell by the imaging system enabling automated identification of the white blood cells. Images of any cells not thus identified are manually reviewed to detect cancerous or abnormal cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: David A. Basiji, William E. Ortyn, Philip J. Morrissey, Vidya Venkatachalam
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Patent number: 8824770Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8660332Abstract: Multimodal or multispectral images of cells comprising a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric image features identifiable in the images are used to identify differences between first and second populations of cells. The differences can include changes in a relative percentage of different cell types in each population, or a change in a first type of cell present in the first population of cells and the same type of cell in the second population of cells. The changes may be indicative of a disease state, indicative of a relative effectiveness of a therapy, or indicative of a health of the person from whom the cells populations were obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: William E. Ortyn, David A. Basiji, Philip J. Morrissey, Thaddeus C. George, Brian E. Hall, Cathleen A. Zimmerman, David J. Perry
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Publication number: 20140030729Abstract: An automated identification of the types of white blood cells in a blood sample facilitates the manual identification of cancerous or other abnormal blood cells in the sample. Classifiers are predetermined for each type of white blood cell and subsequently used to automatically process images of cells in a sample stained with a nuclear dye or stain. The classifiers each comprise a linear weighted combination of morphometric and photometric features previously selected for white blood cells that were identified using monoclonal antibody stains. Red blood cells and excess fluid are removed from a sample being processed upstream of an imaging region of the imaging system. A plurality of different types of images are produced for each cell by the imaging system enabling automated identification of the white blood cells. Images of any cells not thus identified are manually reviewed to detect cancerous or abnormal cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Amnis CorporationInventors: David A. Basiji, William E. Ortyn, Philip J. Morrissey, Vidya Venkatachalam
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Patent number: 8571295Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8571294Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael E. Seo, Phillip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20130251234Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8379136Abstract: A system and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems includes a splitter, a defocusing system, and a combiner. The splitter reflects a portion of collected light and transmits another portion of the collected light. The defocusing system is configured to modify optical power of either the transmitted portion or reflected portion of the collected light. The combiner is oriented with respect to a mechanical angle. The combiner recombines portions of the transmitted portion and the reflected portion such that the transmitted portion and reflected portion are subsequently transmitted being separated by an optical separation angle based upon the mechanical angle of orientation of the combiner. Various other implementations are used to maintain focus with regards to the imaging systems involved.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: William E. Ortyn, David A. Basiji, David J. Perry
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Publication number: 20120328177Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: AMNIS CORPORATIONInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20120244550Abstract: The use of an imaging system, cell compartment markers, and molecular markers in methods for correlating the movement of molecules within a cell to a particular compartment are provided, including measuring and correlating molecule movement in adherent and non-adherent cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: AMNIS CORPORATIONInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Keith Frost, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo
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Patent number: 8175371Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphogenic features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael E. Seo, Phillip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20120100532Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphometric features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: AMNIS CORPORATIONInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8150136Abstract: The use of an imaging system, cell compartment markers, and molecular markers in methods for correlating the movement of molecules within a cell to a particular compartment are provided, including measuring and correlating molecule movement in adherent and non-adherent cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Keith Frost, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo
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Patent number: 8103080Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphogenic features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2005Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C George, David A Basiji, Brian E Hall, William E Ortyn, Michael J Seo, Philip J Morrissey, Cathleen A Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20120013785Abstract: A system and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems includes a splitter, a defocusing system, and a combiner. The splitter reflects a portion of collected light and transmits another portion of the collected light. The defocusing system is configured to modify optical power of either the transmitted portion or reflected portion of the collected light. The combiner is oriented with respect to a mechanical angle. The combiner recombines portions of the transmitted portion and the reflected portion such that the transmitted portion and reflected portion are subsequently transmitted being separated by an optical separation angle based upon the mechanical angle of orientation of the combiner. Various other implementations are used to maintain focus with regards to the imaging systems involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Amnis CorporationInventors: William E. Ortyn, David A. Basiji, David J. Perry
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Publication number: 20110280467Abstract: Provided are methods for determining and analyzing photometric and morphogenic features of small objects, such as cells to, for example, identify different cell states. In particularly, methods are provided for identifying apoptotic cells, and for distinguishing between cells undergoing apoptosis versus necrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Amnis CorporationInventors: Thaddeus C. George, David A. Basiji, Brian E. Hall, William E. Ortyn, Michael J. Seo, Philip J. Morrissey, Cathleen A. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 7925069Abstract: Multimodal/multispectral images of a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric features identifiable in the images are used to separate the population of cells into a plurality of subpopulations. Where the population of cells includes diseased cells and healthy cells, the images can be separated into a healthy subpopulation, and a diseased subpopulation. Where the population of cells does not include diseased cells, one or more ratios of different cell types in patients not having a disease condition can be compared to the corresponding ratios in patients having the disease condition, enabling the disease condition to be detected. For example, blood cells can be separated into different types based on their images, and an increase in the number of lymphocytes, a phenomenon associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, can readily be detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Amnis CorporationInventors: William E. Ortyn, David A. Basiji, Philip Morrissey, Thaddeus George, Brian Hall, Cathleen Zimmerman, David Perry