Patents by Inventor Frank Notka

Frank Notka 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: 20240101999
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas POEHMERER, Phillip KUHN, Frank NOTKA, Andreas ZEIDLER, Korbinian HEIL, Axel TREFZER, Geir FONNUM, Federico KATZEN, Kristian ANDERSSON, Xiquan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20210155940
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid modifications for a directed expression modulation by the targeted insertion or removal of CpG dinucleotides. The invention also relates to modified nucleic acids and expression vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Frank NOTKA, Marcus GRAF, Doris BAUMANN, Ralf WAGNER, David RAAB
  • Publication number: 20210047636
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan CHESNUT, Frank NOTKA, Matthias ARNOLD, Kevin HOFF, Stephen WHITESIDE
  • Publication number: 20200010827
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Poehmerer, Phillip Kuhn, Frank Notka, Andreas Zeidler, Korbinian Heil, Axel Trefzer, Geir Fonnum, Federico Katzen, Kristian Andersson, Xiquan Liang
  • Patent number: 10407676
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC GENEART GMBH, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES AS
    Inventors: Thomas Poehmerer, Phillip Kuhn, Frank Notka, Andreas Zeidler, Korbinian Heil, Axel Trefzer, Geir Fonnum, Federico Katzen, Kristian Andersson
  • Publication number: 20190270999
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid modifications for a directed expression modulation by the targeted insertion or removal of CpG dinucleotides. The invention also relates to modified nucleic acids and expression vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Notka, Marcus Graf, Doris Baumann, Ralf Wagner, David Raab
  • Patent number: 10273486
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid modifications for a directed expression modulation by the targeted insertion or removal of CpG dinucleotides. The invention also relates to modified nucleic acids and expression vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: GENEART AG
    Inventors: Frank Notka, Marcus Graf, Doris Baumann, Ralf Wagner, David Raab
  • Publication number: 20190112596
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan CHESTNUT, Frank NOTKA, Matthias Arnold, Kevin HOFF, Stephen WHITESIDE
  • Publication number: 20180363037
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and related apparatuses for detection and quantification of nucleic acid molecules associated with a solid surface. Methods can include detecting or quantifying at least one nucleic acid molecule associated with a surface by contacting the at least one nucleic acid molecule with a fluorophore, wherein the fluorophore emits increased fluorescence at a wavelength when in contact with nucleic acid molecule, and detecting or measuring fluorescence from the fluorophore at the wavelength. Compositions can comprise a fluorophore and a nucleic acid molecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is associated with a surface, and the fluorophore has the property of emitting increased fluorescence at a wavelength when in contact with a nucleic acid molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC GENEART GMBH
    Inventors: Korbinian HEIL, Frank NOTKA, Kyle GEE, Jason DALLWIG, Phillip KUHN, Schuyler CORRY
  • Publication number: 20160264962
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan Chesnut, Frank Notka, Matthias Arnold, Kevin Hoff, Stephen Whiteside
  • Publication number: 20160259885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a nucleotide sequence for expression of a protein on the basis of the amino acid sequence of the protein, in which for a particular region there is specification of a test sequence with m optimization positions on which the codon occupation is varied, a quality function being used to ascertain the optimal codon occupation on these optimization positions, and one or more codons of this optimal occupation being specified as codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence. These steps are iterated, with the codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence which are specified in the preceding steps remaining unchanged in subsequent iteration steps. The invention additionally relates to a device for carrying out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: David RAAB, Marcus Graf, Frank Notka, Ralf Wagner
  • Publication number: 20160186166
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas POEHMERER, Phillip Kuhn, Frank Notka, Andreas Zeidler, Korbinian Heil, Axel Trefzer, Geir Fonnum, Federico Katzen, Kristian Andersson, Xiquan Liang
  • Patent number: 9115390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying frameshift mutations in coding nucleic acid sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: GeneArt AG
    Inventors: Michael Liss, Jutta Derer, Frank Notka, Daniela Daubert, Claudia Benkel
  • Publication number: 20150104832
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid modifications for a directed expression modulation by the targeted insertion or removal of CpG dinucleotides. The invention also relates to modified nucleic acids and expression vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: FRANK NOTKA, MARCUS GRAF, DORIS LEIKAM, RALF WAGNER, DAVID RAAB
  • Patent number: 8859275
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid modifications for a directed expression modulation by the targeted insertion or removal of CpG dinucleotides. The invention also relates to modified nucleic acids and expression vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: GeneArt AG
    Inventors: Frank Notka, Marcus Graf, Doris Leikam, Ralf Wagner, David Raab
  • Publication number: 20140228558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a nucleotide sequence for expression of a protein on the basis of the amino acid sequence of the protein, in which for a particular region there is specification of a test sequence with m optimization positions on which the codon occupation is varied, a quality function being used to ascertain the optimal codon occupation on these optimization positions, and one or more codons of this optimal occupation being specified as codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence. These steps are iterated, with the codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence which are specified in the preceding steps remaining unchanged in subsequent iteration steps. The invention additionally relates to a device for carrying out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: GENEART AG
    Inventors: David RAAB, Marcus Graf, Frank Notka, Ralf Wagner
  • Patent number: 8691533
    Abstract: The invention relates to vector constructs for an HIV-specific gene therapy. The expression of transgenes is coupled with an infection of the cell with HIV while the transcription of the transgene is controlled by a transcription control region derived from HIV. In addition, the transgene is improved with regard to RNA stability and expression efficiency by modifying the nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: GeneArt AG
    Inventors: Frank Notka, Ralf Wagner, Diana Hammer
  • Publication number: 20130274129
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan Chesnut, Frank Notka, Matthias Arnold, Kevin Hoff, Stephen Whiteside
  • Publication number: 20130123483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a nucleotide sequence for expression of a protein on the basis of the amino acid sequence of the protein, in which for a particular region there is specification of a test sequence with m optimization positions on which the codon occupation is varied, a quality function being used to ascertain the optimal codon occupation on these optimization positions, and one or more codons of this optimal occupation being specified as codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence. These steps are iterated, with the codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence which are specified in the preceding steps remaining unchanged in subsequent iteration steps. The invention additionally relates to a device for carrying out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: GENEART AG
    Inventors: DAVID RAAB, MARCUS GRAF, FRANK NOTKA, RALF WAGNER
  • Patent number: 8224578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a nucleotide sequence for expression of a protein on the basis of the amino acid sequence of the protein, in which for a particular region there is specification of a test sequence with m optimization positions on which the codon occupation is varied, a quality function being used to ascertain the optimal codon occupation on these optimization positions, and one or more codons of this optimal occupation being specified as codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence. These steps are iterated, with the codons of the optimized nucleotide sequence which are specified in the preceding steps remaining unchanged in subsequent iteration steps. The invention additionally relates to a device for carrying out this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Geneart AG
    Inventors: David Raab, Marcus Graf, Frank Notka, Ralf Wagner