Patents by Inventor Andrew Emili

Andrew Emili 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).

  • Patent number: 11802878
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C. W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20230194539
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods for detecting/identifying amino acids and sequencing polypeptide molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aaron Beaty BEELER, Andrew EMILI, Jason Michael LENIHAN, Nathaniel Ryan HENDRICK, Ichun Anderson CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220155316
    Abstract: Described are optical methods and reagents for sequencing polypeptides. A probe that exhibits different spectral properties when conjugated to different N-terminal amino acids is conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid of a polypeptide. Sequentially detecting one or more spectral properties of the probe conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid and cleaving the N-terminal amino acid produces sequence information of the polypeptide. The use of super-resolution microscopy allows for the massively parallel sequencing of individual polypeptide molecules in situ such as within a cell. Also described are probes comprising hydroxymethyl rhodamine green, an isothiocyanate group and a protecting group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: ANDREW EMILI
  • Patent number: 11268963
    Abstract: Described are optical methods and reagents for sequencing polypeptides. A probe that exhibits different spectral properties when conjugated to different N-terminal amino acids is conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid of a polypeptide. Sequentially detecting one or more spectral properties of the probe conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid and cleaving the N-terminal amino acid produces sequence information of the polypeptide. The use of super-resolution microscopy allows for the massively parallel sequencing of individual polypeptide molecules in situ such as within a cell. Also described are probes comprising hydroxymethyl rhodamine green, an isothiocyanate group and a protecting group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew Emili
  • Patent number: 10996229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Publication number: 20200141944
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C.W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20200064359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Patent number: 10488422
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Patent number: 10481162
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C. W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20180372752
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C.W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20180299460
    Abstract: Described are optical methods and reagents for sequencing polypeptides. A probe that exhibits different spectral properties when conjugated to different N-terminal amino acids is conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid of a polypeptide. Sequentially detecting one or more spectral properties of the probe conjugated to the N-terminal amino acid and cleaving the N-terminal amino acid produces sequence information of the polypeptide. The use of super-resolution microscopy allows for the massively parallel sequencing of individual polypeptide molecules in situ such as within a cell. Also described are probes comprising hydroxymethyl rhodamine green, an isothiocyanate group and a protecting group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: ANDREW EMILI
  • Publication number: 20170212126
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C.W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Patent number: 9566335
    Abstract: The invention describes methods and reagents useful for sequencing polypeptide molecules. The method comprises affixing a polypeptide to a substrate and contacting the polypeptide with a plurality of probes. Each probe selectively binds to an N-terminal amino acid or an N-terminal amino acid derivative. Probes bound to the polypeptide molecule are then identified before cleaving the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal amino acid derivative of the polypeptide. Also provided are methods for the sequencing a plurality of polypeptide molecules in a sample and probes specific for N-terminal amino acids or N-terminal amino acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Andrew Emili, Megan McLaughlin, Kyrylo Zagorovsky, Jonathan Buchanan Olsen, Warren C. W. Chan, Sachdev S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20170016918
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Publication number: 20160146836
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro comprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker CRYAB, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure selected from the group consisting of a natriuretic peptide marker, a cardiac troponin marker, and a marker of inflammation, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for CRYAB and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of CRYAB as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising CRYAB and a kit for measuring CRYAB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Dirk Block, Hendrik Huedig, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Sara Arab
  • Patent number: 9267954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro comprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker SLIM-1, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for SLIM-1 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of SLIM-1 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising SLIM-1 and a kit for measuring SLIM-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Publication number: 20150293122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro comprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Herbert von der Eltz, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Peter Liu, David MacLennan, Vincent Fong, Ruth Isserlin, Thomas Kislinger, Dirk Block
  • Publication number: 20140193845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker SFRP-3, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for SFRP-3 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of SFRP-3 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising SFRP-3 and a kit for measuring SFRP-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Sara Arab, Dirk Block, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Georg Hess, Hendrik Huedig, Peter Liu, David MacLennan
  • Patent number: 8691587
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker SFRP-3, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for SFRP-3 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of SFRP-3 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising SFRP-3 and a kit for measuring SFRP-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Sara Arab, Dirk Block, Andrew Emili, Anthony Gramolini, Georg Hess, Hendrik Heudig, Peter Liu, David MacLennan
  • Patent number: 8192999
    Abstract: There is provided a method for the identification of macromolecule targets of analytes such as drugs in biological samples comprising complex mixtures of macromolecules. A biological sample is contacted with one or more analyte and the mixture is resolved such that the analyte and its target are co-eluted and analyzed to identify analyte-target complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew Emili