Patents by Inventor Fuqiang Chen

Fuqiang Chen 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: 10767193
    Abstract: Engineered Cas9 systems that utilize alternate protospacer adjacent motifs for target DNA binding, nucleic acids encoding the engineered Cas9 systems, and methods of using the engineered Cas9 systems for modifying target chromosomal sequences in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Seebeck, Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20200263155
    Abstract: Engineered Cas9 systems are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Fuqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10745716
    Abstract: The present invention provides RNA-guided endonucleases, which are engineered for expression in eukaryotic cells or embryos, and methods of using the RNA-guided endonuclease for targeted genome modification in eukaryotic cells or embryos. Also provided are fusion proteins, wherein each fusion protein comprises a CRISPR/Cas-like protein or fragment thereof and an effector domain. The effector domain can be a cleavage domain, an epigenetic modification domain, a transcriptional activation domain, or a transcriptional repressor domain. Also provided are methods for using the fusion proteins to modify a chromosomal sequence or regulate expression of a chromosomal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Patent number: 10731181
    Abstract: The present invention provides RNA-guided endonucleases, which are engineered for expression in eukaryotic cells or embryos, and methods of using the RNA-guided endonuclease for targeted genome modification in eukaryotic cells or embryos. Also provided are fusion proteins, wherein each fusion protein comprises a CRISPR/Cas-like protein or fragment thereof and an effector domain. The effector domain can be a cleavage domain, an epigenetic modification domain, a transcriptional activation domain, or a transcriptional repressor domain. Also provided are methods for using the fusion proteins to modify a chromosomal sequence or regulate expression of a chromosomal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sigma, Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20200208135
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using nucleosome interacting protein domains to increase accessibility of programmable DNA modification proteins to target chromosomal sequences, thereby increasing efficiency of targeted genome/epigenetic modification in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Xiao Ding, Yongmei Feng, Gregory Davis
  • Publication number: 20200140897
    Abstract: The present invention provides RNA-guided endonucleases, which are engineered for expression in eukaryotic cells or embryos, and methods of using the RNA-guided endonuclease for targeted genome modification in eukaryotic cells or embryos. Also provided are fusion proteins, wherein each fusion protein comprises a CRISPR/Cas-like protein or fragment thereof and an effector domain. The effector domain can be a cleavage domain, an epigenetic modification domain, a transcriptional activation domain, or a transcriptional repressor domain. Also provided are methods for using the fusion proteins to modify a chromosomal sequence or regulate expression of a chromosomal sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SIGMA-ALDRICH CO. LLC
    Inventors: Fuqiang CHEN, Gregory D. Davis
  • Patent number: 10619199
    Abstract: Processes and kits for preparing a plurality of amplification products with reduced non-specific amplification artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Seebeck, Fuqiang Chen, Brian W Ward
  • Patent number: 10604752
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using nucleosome interacting protein domains to increase accessibility of programmable DNA modification proteins to target chromosomal sequences, thereby increasing efficiency of targeted genome/epigenetic modification in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Xiao Ding, Yongmei Feng, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20200002722
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modifying chromosomal sequences. In particular, methods are provided for using RNA-guided endonucleases or modified RNA-guided endonucleases to modify targeted chromosomal sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20190249200
    Abstract: Engineered Cas9 systems that utilize alternate protospacer adjacent motifs for target DNA binding, nucleic acids encoding said engineered Cas9 systems, and methods of using said engineered Cas9 systems for modifying target chromosomal sequences in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Seebeck, Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20190202856
    Abstract: CRISPR proteins engineered to form covalent bonds with 5? phosphates in target nucleic acids and methods of using CRISPR systems comprising said engineered CRISPR proteins to covalently tag nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory D. Davis, Daniel Taglicht, Fuqiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190169651
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Fuqiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190169650
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Fuqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10266851
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventor: Fuqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10227610
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for increasing nuclease-mediated genomic modification using DNA repair inhibitors are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., Sigma Aldrich Co LLC
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Qiaohua Kang, Thomas Wechsler
  • Publication number: 20190017042
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using nucleosome interacting protein domains to increase accessibility of programmable DNA modification proteins to target chromosomal sequences, thereby increasing efficiency of targeted genome/epigenetic modification in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Xiao Ding, Yongmei Feng, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20180135073
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modifying chromosomal sequences. In particular, methods are provided for using RNA-guided endonucleases or modified RNA-guided endonucleases to modify targeted chromosomal sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Fuqiang Chen, Gregory D. Davis
  • Publication number: 20180037946
    Abstract: Processes and kits for preparing a plurality of amplification products with reduced non-specific amplification artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Seebeck, Fuqiang Chen, Brian W Ward
  • Publication number: 20170349913
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Fuqiang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170191082
    Abstract: The present invention provides RNA-guided endonucleases, which are engineered for expression in eukaryotic cells or embryos, and methods of using the RNA-guided endonuclease for targeted genome modification in eukaryotic cells or embryos. Also provided are fusion proteins, wherein each fusion protein comprises a CRISPR/Cas-like protein or fragment thereof and an effector domain. The effector domain can be a cleavage domain, an epigenetic modification domain, a transcriptional activation domain, or a transcriptional repressor domain. Also provided are methods for using the fusion proteins to modify a chromosomal sequence or regulate expression of a chromosomal sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Fuqiang CHEN, Gregory D. DAVIS