Patents by Inventor Alejandro Mendez

Alejandro Mendez 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124873
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising a CRISPR array comprising one or more crRNA sequences and a 5? direct repeat (DR) sequence linked to a barcode guide RNA (bcgRNA), wherein the bcgRNA comprises from 5? to 3? (a) a barcode sequence, and (b) a reverse-transcription handle. Also provided are methods that comprise using the described CRISPR arrays to introduce one or perturbations in a single cell transcriptome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Neville E. Sanjana, Hans-Hermann Wessels, Alejandro Mendez-Mancilla, Rahul Satija
  • Patent number: 11936002
    Abstract: An electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one silyl ester phosphonate containing the structure of formula (I), wherein T is selected from (Ia) and (Ib); and (iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro Mendez Agudelo, Johannes David Hoecker
  • Publication number: 20240043840
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods comprising modified crRNA comprising a spacer sequence and a direct repeat sequence, wherein the crRNA comprises one or more chemically modified nucleotides. Also provided are methods of enhancing modulation of gene transcripts in a cell, the method comprising introducing into the cell a modified crRNA as described herein, and a Cas13 polypeptide, an mRNA encoding a Cas13 polypeptide, and/or a recombinant expression vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a Cas13 polypeptide, wherein the modified crRNA guides the Cas13 polypeptide to the target RNA sequence, and wherein the modified crRNA induces regulation of the target RNA with an enhanced activity relative to a corresponding unmodified crRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Neville E. Sanjana, Hans-Hermann Wessels, Alejandro Mendez-Mancilla, Mateusz Legut
  • Publication number: 20230022311
    Abstract: A Class 2, Type VI clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA (crRNA) which comprises a direct repeat (DR) stem loop sequence and a guide or spacer sequence, is provided characterized by a DR selected from those of Table 9. Also described is are methods for generating, selecting, characterizing and optimizing a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) RNA (crRNA) for use in the CRISPR-Cas13d system described herein. Also provided is a screening method to identify crRNA particularly suited for use with specified targets. Further, the invention includes non-naturally occurring, synthesized or engineered crRNAs as described herein along with nucleic acid molecule, vectors, RNPs, cells, libraries, and compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof in treating a disease or in functionally screening a gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Neville E. SANJANA, Hans-Hermann WESSELS, Alejandro MENDEZ-MANCILLA
  • Publication number: 20220344634
    Abstract: Process for making a cathode comprising the following steps (a) Providing a cathode active material selected from layered lithium transition metal oxides, lithiated spinels, lithium transition metal phosphate with olivine structure, and lithium nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, (b) treating said cathode active material with an oligomer bearing units according to general formula (I a), wherein R1 are the same or different and selected from hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl, aryl, and C4-C7-cycloalkyl, R2 and R3 are selected independently at each occurrence from phenyl and C1-C8-alkyl, C4-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, OPR1(O)—*, and —(CR92)p—Si(R2)2—* wherein one or more non-vicinal CR92-groups may be replaced by oxygen, R9 is selected independently at each occurrence from H and C1-C4-alkyl, and p is a variable from zero to 6, and wherein the overall majority of R2 and R3 is selected from C1-C8-alkyl, and, optionally, at least one of carbon in electrically conductive form and, optionally, a binder, (c) appl
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Johannes David HOECKER, Sven HOLZMANN, Bernd FIECHTER, Marion KOCH, Lucas MONTAG, Patrick KRIEG, Volker SCHMITT
  • Patent number: 11404723
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) a compound of formula (I) (iii) at least one ion containing conducting salt; and (iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johannes David Hoecker, Manuel Alejandro Mendez Agudelo
  • Patent number: 11270472
    Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can define a marked area of an image of analog imagery captured by the computing device, separate the analog imagery of the image from a background of the image, and generate a small vector image that includes the analog imagery of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andreas Karl Seitz, Arjun Angur Patel, Alexis Katherine Gregorich, Alejandro Mendez, Christine Murray Harris, Lyndsay Toll
  • Patent number: 11101500
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising (A) an anode comprising at least one anode active material, (B) a cathode comprising at least one cathode active material selected from mixed lithium transition metal oxides containing Mn and at least one second transition metal; lithium intercalating mixed oxides containing Ni, Al and at least one second transition metal; LiNiPO4; LiMnPO4; and LiCoPO4; (C) an electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one lithium ion containing conducting salt; (iii) a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro Mendez Agudelo, Johannes David Hoecker, Frederick Francois Chesneau, Kazuki Yoshida, Jinbum Kim
  • Publication number: 20210202992
    Abstract: An electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one silyl ester phosphonate containing the structure of formula (I), wherein T is selected from (Ia) and (Ib); and (iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Johannes David HOECKER
  • Publication number: 20210098782
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell has a cathode active material selected from mixed lithium transition metal oxides containing Mn and at least one second transition metal; lithium intercalating mixed oxides containing Ni, Al and at least one second transition metal; and lithium metal phosphates, wherein the outer surface of the particulate cathode active material is at least partially coated with an oxide selected from transition metal oxides, lanthanide oxides, and oxides of metals and half metals of groups 2, 13, and 14 of the periodic system; and an electrolyte composition containing at least one silyl ester phosphonate of formula (I) and at least one silyl ester phosphonate of formula (II)
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Maraike AHLF, Heino SOMMER, Jacob HAAG, Hannes WOLF, Johannes David HOECKER
  • Patent number: 10903522
    Abstract: Phosphonate based lithium complexes of formula (I) and their use in electrolyte compositions for electrochemical cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johannes David Hoecker, Manuel Alejandro Mendez Agudelo, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Frederick Francois Chesneau, Jinbum Kim, Kazuki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200303724
    Abstract: Process for making a cathode comprising the following steps (a) Providing a cathode active material selected from layered lithium transition metal oxides, lithiated spinels, lithium transition metal phosphate with olivine structure, and lithium nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, (b) treating said cathode active material with an oligomer bearing units according to general formula (I a), wherein R1 are the same or different and selected from hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl, aryl, and C4-C7-cycloalkyl, R2 and R3 are selected independently at each occurrence from phenyl and C1-C8-alkyl, C4-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, OPR1(O)—*, and —(CR92)p—Si(R2)2—* wherein one or more non-vicinal CR92 groups may be replaced by oxygen, R9 is selected independently at each occurrence from H and C1-C4-alkyl, and p is a variable from zero to 6, and wherein the overall majority of R2 and R3 is selected from C1-C8-alkyl, and, optionally, at least one of carbon in electrically conductive form and, optionally, a binder, c) applying a slurry o
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Johannes David HOECKER, Sven HOLZMANN, Bernd FIECHTER, Marion KOCH, Lucas MONTAG, Patrick KRIEG, Volker SCHMITT
  • Publication number: 20200098142
    Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can define a marked area of an image of analog imagery captured by the computing device, separate the analog imagery of the image from a background of the image, and generate a small vector image that includes the analog imagery of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Karl Seitz, Arjun Angur Patel, Alexis Katherine Gregorich, Alejandro Mendez, Christine Murray Harris, Lyndsay Toll
  • Publication number: 20190252722
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising (A) an anode comprising at least one anode active material, (B) a cathode comprising at least one cathode active material selected from mixed lithium transition metal oxides containing Mn and at least one second transition metal; lithium intercalating mixed oxides containing Ni, Al and at least one second transition metal; LiNiPO4; LiMnPO4; and LiCoPO4; (C) an electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one lithium ion containing conducting salt; (iii) a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Johannes David HOECKER, Frederick Francois CHESNEAU, Kazuki YOSHIDA, Jinbum KIM
  • Publication number: 20190252723
    Abstract: Phosphonate based lithium complexes of formula (I) and their use in electrolyte compositions for electrochemical cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johannes David HOECKER, Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Ryosuke TAKEUCHI, Frederick Francois CHESNEAU, Jinbum KIM, Kazuki YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190207260
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) a compound of formula (I) (iii) at least one ion containing conducting salt; and (iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johannes David HOECKER, Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO
  • Publication number: 20180175450
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising (C) an anode containing at least one anode active material, (D) a cathode comprising at least one cathode active material containing Ni, and (C) an electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one lithium ion containing conducting salt; (iii) CF2H(CF2)3CH2OCF2CF2H; and (iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederick Francois CHESNEAU, Manuel Alejandro MENDEZ AGUDELO, Michael SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20120129919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of polycationic amphiphilic cyclooligosaccharides which, due to their molecular structure, may be used as molecular transporters to the interior of cells. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of said compounds in the preparation of a medicament, to the use of this medicament for gene therapy and to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises one of said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Carmen Ortiz Mellet, Alejandro Méndez Ardoy, Marta Gómez Garcia, Natalia Sevillano Trapero, Mª Dolores Girón González, Rafael Salto González, Francisco Santoyo González, José Manuel García Fernández
  • Publication number: 20050037116
    Abstract: A solution for preserving fresh flowers, fruits or vegetables without the use of refrigeration is produced by synthesizing certain decay-retarding molecular agents, such as certain enzymes, proteins, carbohydrates, and/or fats, of one of a flowering plant, a flower, a fruit or a vegetable and combining the synthetic molecular agents with an application agent to facilitate adhesion of the synthetic molecular agents to a fresh flower, fruit or vegetable. The molecular agents may be synthesized (i.e., artificially produced) using genetic engineering, chemical composition, man-made substances, and/or natural substances. The molecular agents are preferably isolated after deformulating a solution containing juice extracted from a fruit, flower or vegetable, a solvent, and remains of the fruit, flower or vegetable from which the juice was extracted. The application agent preferably comprises a powder mixed with another solvent, such as water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: Alejandro Mendez
  • Patent number: 6797300
    Abstract: A method of producing and using a solution, and the solution itself, for extending the shelf life of fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables after they are harvested which includes the steps of extracting juice from the flowers, flowering plant parts, fruits or vegetables, filtering the juice, disintegrating the parts from which the juice is extracted, extracting an enzyme or enzymes from the parts using a solvent without the denaturing the enzymes, removing the parts and mixing the remaining ingredients with the extracted juice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Alejandro Mendez