Patents by Inventor William McGuigan

William McGuigan 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).

  • Structured illumination of a sample
    Patent number: 11604346
    Abstract: A system includes: a light source; first and second gratings; and at least one reflective component that in a first position forms a first light path originating at the light source and extending to the first grating and thereafter to a subsequent component in the system, and that in a second position forms a second light path originating at the light source and extending to the second grating and thereafter to the subsequent component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley S. Hong, William McGuigan, Frank DeWitt, IV
  • STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION OF A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20210132365
    Abstract: A system includes: a light source; first and second gratings; and at least one reflective component that in a first position forms a first light path originating at the light source and extending to the first grating and thereafter to a subsequent component in the system, and that in a second position forms a second light path originating at the light source and extending to the second grating and thereafter to the subsequent component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Stanley S. Hong, William McGuigan, Frank DeWitt, IV
  • Structured illumination of a sample
    Patent number: 10901202
    Abstract: A system includes: a light source; first and second gratings; and at least one reflective component that in a first position forms a first light path originating at the light source and extending to the first grating and thereafter to a subsequent component in the system, and that in a second position forms a second light path originating at the light source and extending to the second grating and thereafter to the subsequent component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Stanley S. Hong, William McGuigan, Frank DeWitt, IV
  • STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION OF A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20200088992
    Abstract: A system includes: a light source; first and second gratings; and at least one reflective component that in a first position forms a first light path originating at the light source and extending to the first grating and thereafter to a subsequent component in the system, and that in a second position forms a second light path originating at the light source and extending to the second grating and thereafter to the subsequent component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Stanley S. Hong, William McGuigan, Frank DeWitt, IV