Patents by Inventor Fenq Zhang

Fenq Zhang 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).

  • NOVEL CRISPR ENZYMES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170211142
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered DNA or RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel DNA or RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Aaron Andrew Smargon, Fenq Zhang