Patents by Inventor Benjamin G. SCHROEDER

Benjamin G. SCHROEDER 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: 11697843
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits for the generation of bisulfite-converted next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for the production of libraries from genomic DNA that allow for determination of the methylation status across the genome, i.e. the methylome. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can also be utilized to query methylation status at a particular genomic locus or loci. Moreover, the methods provided herein can be employed for high-throughput sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA while maintaining the directional (strandedness) information of the original nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Tecan Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Schroeder, Doug Amorese
  • Patent number: 11365408
    Abstract: The disclosure provides DNA library preparation methods that do not require a purification between adapter ligation and PCR amplification. Adaptors are added to DNA fragments to form oligonucleotide extension products and the oligonucleotide extension products are amplified without stopping or interruption for a cleanup step. Excess materials, such as enzymes, adaptors, or co-factors, from the adaptor addition step do not interfere with the amplification step and the amplification step proceeds without regards to the presence of reagents from the ligation step. In preferred embodiments, the ligation and amplification step make use of a common priming sequence e.g., in the form of one of the adaptor oligos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Manqing Hong, Maureen Peterson
  • Publication number: 20220033896
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings relate to a system or method for sample preparation or analysis in biochemical or molecular biology procedures. The sample preparation can involve small volume processed in discrete portions or segments or slugs, herein referred to as discrete volumes. A molecular biology procedure can be nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid analysis can be an integrated DNA amplification/DNA sequencing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Linda G. LEE, Sam L. WOO, Congcong MA, Richard T. REEL, Mark F. OLDHAM, David M. COX, Benjamin G. SCHROEDER, Jon M. SORENSON, Willy WIYATNO
  • Patent number: 11162137
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings relate to a system or method for sample preparation or analysis in biochemical or molecular biology procedures. The sample preparation can involve small volume processed in discrete portions or segments or slugs, herein referred to as discrete volumes. A molecular biology procedure can be nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid analysis can be an integrated DNA amplification/DNA sequencing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Linda G. Lee, Sam L. Woo, Congcong Ma, Richard T. Reel, Mark F. Oldham, David M. Cox, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jon M. Sorenson, Willy Wiyatno
  • Publication number: 20210285040
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits for the generation of bisulfite-converted next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for the production of libraries from genomic DNA that allow for determination of the methylation status across the genome, i.e. the methylome. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can also be utilized to query methylation status at a particular genomic locus or loci. Moreover, the methods provided herein can be employed for high-throughput sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA while maintaining the directional (strandedness) information of the original nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Schroeder, Douglas A. Amorese
  • Patent number: 11028430
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits for the generation of bisulfite-converted next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for the production of libraries from genomic DNA that allow for determination of the methylation status across the genome, i.e. the methylome. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can also be utilized to query methylation status at a particular genomic locus or loci. Moreover, the methods provided herein can be employed for high-throughput sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA while maintaining the directional (strandedness) information of the original nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Schroeder, Doug Amorese
  • Patent number: 10760123
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods, compositions and kits for short read next generation sequencing (NGS). The methods, compositions and kits of the present invention enable phasing of two or more nucleic acid sequences in a sample, i.e. determining whether the nucleic acid sequences (typically comprising regions of sequence variation) are located on the same chromosome and/or the same chromosomal fragment. Phasing information is obtained by performing multiple, successive sequencing reactions from the same immobilized nucleic acid template. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein are useful, for example, for haplotyping, SNP phasing, or for determining downstream exons in RNA-seq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Doug Amorese, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jonathan Scolnick
  • Publication number: 20200239953
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for detecting duplicate sequencing reads. In some embodiments, the duplicate sequencing reads are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Jonathan Scolnick, Benjamin G. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10619206
    Abstract: Described herein are improved methods, compositions and kits for next generation sequencing (NGS). The methods, compositions and kits described herein enable phasing of two or more nucleic acid sequences in a sample, i.e. determining whether the nucleic acid sequences (which can comprise regions of sequence variation) are located on the same chromosome and/or the same chromosomal fragment. Phasing information can be obtained by performing multiple, successive sequencing reactions from the same immobilized nucleic acid template. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for haplotyping, SNP phasing, or for determining downstream exons in RNA-seq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Tecan Genomics
    Inventors: Doug Amorese, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jonathan Scolnick
  • Publication number: 20190241887
    Abstract: The disclosure provides DNA library preparation methods that do not require a purification between adapter ligation and PCR amplification. Adaptors are added to DNA fragments to form oligonucleotide extension products and the oligonucleotide extension products are amplified without stopping or interruption for a cleanup step. Excess materials, such as enzymes, adaptors, or co-factors, from the adaptor addition step do not interfere with the amplification step and the amplification step proceeds without regards to the presence of reagents from the ligation step. In preferred embodiments, the ligation and amplification step make use of a common priming sequence e.g., in the form of one of the adaptor oligos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Bin Li, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Manqing Hong, Maureen Peterson
  • Publication number: 20190119746
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for selective amplification of nucleic acids. The compositions include oligonucleotides with sequence features that allow simultaneous, parallel amplification of multiple targets from a mixture of nucleic acids in a single reaction. Methods of using such oligonucleotides to identify individual targets and create libraries of targets from mixtures of nucleic acids are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Doug Amorese, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Nurith Kurn, Ashesh Saraiya
  • Publication number: 20190085387
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings relate to a system or method for sample preparation or analysis in biochemical or molecular biology procedures. The sample preparation can involve small volume processed in discrete portions or segments or slugs, herein referred to as discrete volumes. A molecular biology procedure can be nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid analysis can be an integrated DNA amplification/DNA sequencing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Linda G. Lee, Sam L. Woo, Congcong Ma, Richard T. Reel, Mark F. Oldham, David M. Cox, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jon M. Sorenson, Willy Wiyatno
  • Publication number: 20190005193
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and kits for quantitating one or more specific nucleic acids within a plurality of nucleic acids. In some embodiments, a sequencing library is constructed from enriched probe extension products specific for the specific nucleic acids and sequenced. In some embodiments, the resulting reads are used for removing duplicate reads. In some embodiments, counting of verified probes is used to quantitate or determine the number of specific nucleic acid molecules in the starting nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Scolnick, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Douglas A. Amorese, Stephanie C. Huelga
  • Publication number: 20180291443
    Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions, and kits for library quantitation and qualification. Some embodiments relate to a method of library quantitation. For example, the method may include providing DNA fragments, amplifying the DNA fragments by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the presence of primers each labeled with a fluorophore. In these instances, only a predetermined number of fluorophores are attached to each DNA fragment. The method may further include detecting a fluorescent signal produced by the amplified DNA fragments and calculating a number of the amplified DNA fragments based on the detected fluorescent signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Bin Li, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Richard A. Fekete
  • Patent number: 10041113
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings relate to a system or method for sample preparation or analysis in biochemical or molecular biology procedures. The sample preparation can involve small volume processed in discrete portions or segments or slugs, herein referred to as discrete volumes. A molecular biology procedure can be nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid analysis can be an integrated DNA amplification/DNA sequencing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Linda G. Lee, Sam L. Woo, Congcong Ma, Richard T. Reel, Mark F. Oldham, David M. Cox, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jon M. Sorenson, Willy Wiyatno
  • Publication number: 20180112264
    Abstract: Described herein are improved methods, compositions and kits for next generation sequencing (NGS). The methods, compositions and kits described herein enable phasing of two or more nucleic acid sequences in a sample, i.e. determining whether the nucleic acid sequences (which can comprise regions of sequence variation) are located on the same chromosome and/or the same chromosomal fragment. Phasing information can be obtained by performing multiple, successive sequencing reactions from the same immobilized nucleic acid template. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for haplotyping, SNP phasing, or for determining downstream exons in RNA-seq.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Doug Amorese, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jonathan Scolnick
  • Patent number: 9822408
    Abstract: Described herein are improved methods, compositions and kits for next generation sequencing (NGS). The methods, compositions and kits described herein enable phasing of two or more nucleic acid sequences in a sample, i.e. determining whether the nucleic acid sequences (which can comprise regions of sequence variation) are located on the same chromosome and/or the same chromosomal fragment. Phasing information can be obtained by performing multiple, successive sequencing reactions from the same immobilized nucleic acid template. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for haplotyping, SNP phasing, or for determining downstream exons in RNA-seq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nugen Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Amorese, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Jonathan Scolnick
  • Patent number: 9745614
    Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and kits for the generation of bisulfite-converted libraries useful for conducting reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS). The methods described herein can be employed to generate RRBS libraries in a manner that is easier and more cost-efficient than conventional RRBS methods, and can be efficiently sequenced with next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques without the need for genomic, higher diversity sequencing controls such as PhiX spike-ins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin G. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20160265042
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits for the generation of bisulfite-converted next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for the production of libraries from genomic DNA that allow for determination of the methylation status across the genome, i.e. the methylome. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can also be utilized to query methylation status at a particular genomic locus or loci. Moreover, the methods provided herein can be employed for high-throughput sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA while maintaining the directional (strandedness) information of the original nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Schroeder, Doug Amorese
  • Publication number: 20160251711
    Abstract: Described herein are improved methods, compositions and kits for next generation sequencing (NGS). The methods, compositions and kits described herein enable phasing of two or more nucleic acid sequences in a sample, i.e. determining whether the nucleic acid sequences (which can comprise regions of sequence variation) are located on the same chromosome and/or the same chromosomal fragment. Phasing information can be obtained by performing multiple, successive sequencing reactions from the same immobilized nucleic acid template. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein can be useful, for example, for haplotyping, SNP phasing, or for determining downstream exons in RNA-seq.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Doug AMORESE, Benjamin G. SCHROEDER, Jonathan SCOLNICK