Patents Examined by Joseph Woitach
  • Patent number: 11427876
    Abstract: Methods, devices, compositions and kits are provided for analysis of the microbiome or individual components thereof in an individual. The methods find use in a determination of infection, in analysis of the microbiome structure, in determining the immunocompetence of an individual, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the individual is treated with an therapeutic regimen, e.g. drugs, diet, radiation therapy, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Iwijn de Vlaminck, Michael Kertesz, Kiran Kaur Khush, Mark Alec Kowarsky, Lance Martin, Stephen R. Quake, Hannah Valantine
  • Patent number: 11401562
    Abstract: Methods, devices, compositions and kits are provided for analysis of the microbiome or individual components thereof in an individual. The methods find use in a determination of infection, in analysis of the microbiome structure, in determining the immunocompetence of an individual, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the individual is treated with an therapeutic regimen, e.g. drugs, diet, radiation therapy, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Iwijn de Vlaminck, Michael Kertesz, Kiran Kaur Khush, Mark Alec Kowarsky, Lance Martin, Stephen R. Quake, Hannah Valantine
  • Patent number: 11384396
    Abstract: Method of detection or diagnosis of abnormal gene expression in an individual comprising determining in a sample from the individual the presence or absence of a chromosome structure in which two separate regions of the gene have been brought into close proximity, to thereby detect or diagnose whether the individual has abnormal gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexandre Akoulitchev, Aroul Selvam Ramadass, Leonid Leonidovich Nikitenko
  • Patent number: 11384389
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, devices, compositions and kits for diagnosing or predicting transplant status or outcome in a subject who has received a transplant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephen R. Quake, Thomas M. Snyder, Hannah Valantine
  • Patent number: 11376072
    Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for implant planning for multiple implant components using constraints. A representation of a bone and a representation of a first implant component are displayed with respect to the representation of the bone. A representation of a second implant component is displayed, wherein the first implant component and the second implant component are physically separated and not connected to each other. A positioning of the representation of the second implant component that violates at least one positioning constraint is prevented, wherein the positioning constraint is based on the representation of the first implant component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Alexandra Bellettre, Louis Arata, Robert Van Vorhis, Jason Otto, Jason Wojcik
  • Patent number: 11371074
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for determining genome copy number variation, which relates to the technical field of bioinformatics. The method and the system have clinical feasibility, and can precisely detect a micro-deletion/micro-duplication area of 0.5 M under the situation of using data of about 50 M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: BGI Genomics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuchao Li, Shengpei Chen, Fang Chen, Weiwei Xie, Jian Wang, Jun Wang, Huanming Yang, Xiuqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11365453
    Abstract: Methods, devices, compositions and kits are provided for analysis of the microbiome or individual components thereof in an individual. The methods find use in a determination of infection, in analysis of the microbiome structure, in determining the immunocompetence of an individual, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the individual is treated with an therapeutic regimen, e.g. drugs, diet, radiation therapy, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Iwijn de Vlaminck, Michael Kertesz, Kiran Kaur Khush, Mark Alec Kowarsky, Lance Martin, Stephen R. Quake, Hannah Valantine
  • Patent number: 11352666
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting off-target sites of a programmable nuclease in a genome, and specifically, to a method for detecting off-target sites through data analysis by subjecting the genome isolated in vitro to programmable nucleases to cleave the genome and then performing whole genome sequencing or deep sequencing, and to a method for selecting on-target sites of a programmable nuclease, which minimizes the off-target effect, using this method. The Digenome-seq of the present disclosure can detect the off-target sites of a programmable nuclease on the genomic scale at a high degree of reproducibility, and thus can be used in the manufacture of programmable nucleases having high target specificity and the study thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR BASIC SCIENCE
    Inventors: Jin Soo Kim, Dae Sik Kim, Sang Su Bae
  • Patent number: 11348663
    Abstract: In a method for comparative analysis, the expression levels of the target miRNAs in each body fluid sample are corrected using the expression level(s) of a correcting endogenous miRNA(s) that is/are simultaneously measured with the expression levels of the target miRNAs in the sample. As the correcting endogenous miRNA(s), one or more miRNAs selected from specific 10 kinds of correcting endogenous miRNAs is/are used. Comparative analysis of target miRNAs among body fluid samples can be carried out more accurately than by conventional techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoko Kozono, Satoshi Kondou
  • Patent number: 11335436
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of identifying a plurality of polynucleotides, as well as detecting presence, absence, or abundance of a plurality of taxa in a sample. Also provided are systems for performing methods of the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Steven Flygare, Keith Simmon, Chase Miller, Yi Qiao, Karen Eilbeck, Gabor Marth, Mark Yandell, Robert Schlaberg
  • Patent number: 11328794
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for testing biological samples containing genomic nucleic acids obtained from an organism having a genome, such as a human genome. It is often desirable to analyze a DNA sample or more than one, different DNA samples, to determine whether the sample comes from one individual or two individuals. The present method requires very low amounts of DNA and can use partial sequences of DNA fragments. Partial sequences are analyzed for the presence of polymorphisms (e.g. SNP's) that can be mapped to a reference SNP map. The distance between similar SNPS, which are genetically linked, can be used to statistically determine a likelihood of identity of individuality in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard E. Green, Samuel H. Vohr
  • Patent number: 11302419
    Abstract: A method for DNA sequence alignment is proposed to include steps of: generating multiple strings by acquiring foremost k number of suffixes corresponding to a reference DNA sequence; grouping the strings into multiple string groups; sorting the strings in each of the string groups to generate sorting results; obtaining sorted suffixes and a suffix array based on the sorting results; establishing FM-index data based on the sorted suffixes and the suffix array; and performing DNA sequence alignment on a target string based on the FM-index data to obtain an alignment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: National Chiao Tung University, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Jui-Hung Hung, Chia-Hsiang Yang, Yi-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 11268141
    Abstract: Methods, sample vessels, and instruments are provided for quantitative and semi-quantitative amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: BioFire Diagnostics, LLC, BioFire Defence, LLC
    Inventors: Usha K. Spaulding, Margarita Rogatcheva, Mark Aaron Poritz, Robert John Crisp
  • Patent number: 11242569
    Abstract: Methods are provided herein to improve automatic detection of copy number variation in nucleic acid samples. These methods provide improved approaches for determining baseline copy number of genetic loci within a sample, reduce variation due to features of genetic loci, sample preparation, and probe exhaustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
    Inventors: Helmy Eltoukhy, AmirAli Talasaz, Darya Chudova, Diana Abdueva
  • Patent number: 11225690
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of detecting the likelihood of cancer recurrence. More particularly, the present invention discloses methods of identifying nucleic acid signatures that correlate with the likelihood of cancer recurrence, and methods of using such signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: GMDx Co Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Robyn Lindley
  • Patent number: 11158425
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide interfaces to access genomic testing information and incorporate it into daily physician practice. According to one aspect, a graph-based data model is used that may be used to organizes and revise precision medicine knowledge. In one example structure, gene states are abstracted into alteration groups, where alteration groups are built using reverse engineering actionable information and storing that information within the graph-based data structure. Volumes of genomic alterations and associated information (e.g., journal articles, clinical trial information, therapies, etc.) are analyzed and synthesized into actionable information items viewable on an alteration system in a graph-based data format. According to one embodiment, the system can be configured to focus practitioners on discrete portions of the alteration information on which they can act.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.
    Inventors: Helena Futscher de Deus, Rachel Lauren Erbach, Ronald David Collette, Alexander N. Parker, Michael Pellini, Gary Palmer, Mary Pat Lancelotta, Matthew J. Hawryluk, Philip James Stephens, Eric Karl Neumann
  • Patent number: 11151497
    Abstract: The generation of a factory order to control production of nucleotide sequences by a gene manufacturing system includes receiving an expression indicating an operation on sequence operands, each representing at least one nucleotide sequence part, evaluating the expression to a sequence specification, wherein the sequence specification comprises a data structure including one or more first-level operations and one or more second-level operations, and generating the factory order based upon execution of the one or more first-level operations and the one or more second-level operations. In a recursive manner, the one or more first-level operations operate on at least one first-level sequence operand, the value of which is resolved by execution of one or more of the second-level operations. The factory order may then be provided to the gene manufacturing system to assemble the sequence parts into nucleotide sequences represented by the sequence specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Frewen, Aaron Kimball
  • Patent number: 11142802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for improving detection and monitoring of human diseases. The methods can be used to provide spatial and/or developmental localization of the source of each differential mutation within the body. The methods can also be used to generate a mutation map of a subject. And the mutation map can be used to monitoring state(s) of health of one or more tissues of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PERSONALIS, INC.
    Inventor: John West
  • Patent number: 11135312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified mRNA that is stabilised by sequence modifications and optimised for translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly well suited for use as an inoculating agent, as well as a therapeutic agent for tissue regeneration. In addition, a process is described for determining sequence modifications that promote stabilisation and translational efficiency of modified mRNA of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Florian Von Der Mülbe, Ingmar Hoerr, Steve Pascolo
  • Patent number: 11133084
    Abstract: Determination of a nucleic acid sequence using sequence reads of the nucleic acid. The reads, in sets of reads, include a first portion for a subset of the nucleic acid and a common second portion identifying a reaction partition that formed the read, where the partition has the subset of the nucleic acid in the form of a fragment. A set of k-mers is created for a read, with identifiers of the source reads for each k-mer are retained. The k-mers are used to determine whether to derive a contig sequence representative of the nucleic acid, where the contig comprises an origin node comprising a first set of overlapping k-mers and one of a first destination node comprising a second set of overlapping k-mers and a second destination node comprising a third set of overlapping k-mers. The sequence of the nucleic acid is assembled using at least the contig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Schnall-Levin, Iain MacCallum