Patents by Inventor Alfonso Mondragon

Alfonso Mondragon 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).

  • RNA-DIRECTED DNA CLEAVAGE AND GENE EDITING BY CAS9 ENZYME FROM NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
    Publication number: 20140349405
    Abstract: Disclosed are components and methods for RNA-directed DNA cleavage and gene editing. The components include and the methods utilize a Cas9 protein from Neisseria and one or more RNA molecules in order to direct the Cas9 protein to bind to and optionally cleave or nick a target sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Erik J. Sontheimer, Yan Zhang, Alfonso Mondragon, Rakhi Rajan, James Thomson, Zhonggang Hou