Patents by Inventor Kai Qin Lao

Kai Qin Lao 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: 20240067939
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan LI, David RUFF, Shiaw-Min CHEN, Jennifer O'NEIL, Rachel KASINSKAS, Jonathan ROTHBERG, Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO
  • Patent number: 11891663
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, reagents, kits, and compositions for identifying and quantifying target polynucleotide sequences. A linker probe comprising a 3? target specific portion, a loop, and a stem is hybridized to a target polynucleotide and extended to form a reaction product that includes a reverse primer portion and the stem nucleotides. A detector probe, a specific forward primer, and a reverse primer can be employed in an amplification reaction wherein the detector probe can detect the amplified target polynucleotide based on the stem nucleotides introduced by the linker probe. In some embodiments a plurality of short miRNAs are queried with a plurality of linker probes, wherein the linker probes all comprise a universal reverse primer portion a different 3? target specific portion and different stems. The plurality of queried miRNAs can then be decoded in a plurality of amplification reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Caifu Chen, Dana Ridzon, Zhaohui Zhou, Kai Qin Lao, Neil A. Straus
  • Patent number: 11725195
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan Li, David Ruff, Shiaw-Min Chen, Jennifer O'Neil, Rachel Kasinskas, Jonathan Rothberg, Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao
  • Publication number: 20230175051
    Abstract: Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Bin Li, Kai Qin LAO, Jennifer O'NEIL, Jennifer KUNKEL, Kellie HALEY, Rachel KASINSKAS, Zhaochun MA, Pius BRZOSKA
  • Patent number: 11634750
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for forming amplification products. In various embodiments provided herein, transposomes comprising transposases are used in forming tagged polynucleotides for downstream amplification and polynucleotide processing steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cygnus Biosciences (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yalei Wu, Wai Ho Lee, Kai Qin Lao
  • Patent number: 11578360
    Abstract: Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao, Jennifer O'Neil, Jennifer Kunkel, Kellie Haley, Rachel Kasinskas, Zhaochun Ma, Pius Brzoska
  • Publication number: 20210261929
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan LI, David RUFF, Shiaw-Min CHEN, Jennifer O'NEIL, Rachel KASINSKAS, Jonathan ROTHBERG, Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO
  • Publication number: 20210230666
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for forming amplification products. In various embodiments provided herein, transposomes comprising transposases are used in forming tagged polynucleotides for downstream amplification and polynucleotide processing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yalei WU, Wai Ho LEE, Genhua ZHENG, Kai Qin LAO
  • Publication number: 20210222163
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for generating a nucleic acid library. In various embodiments provided herein, transposomes comprising transposases are used in forming dual-end tagged nucleic acid molecules for downstream amplification and nucleic acid molecule processing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yalei WU, Wai Ho LEE, Genhua ZHENG, Kai Qin LAO
  • Patent number: 11001815
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan Li, David Ruff, Shiaw-Min Chen, Jennifer O'Neil, Rachel Kasinskas, Jonathan Rothberg, Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao
  • Publication number: 20210032691
    Abstract: Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO, Jennifer O'NEIL, Jennifer KUNKEL, Kellie HALEY, Rachel KASINSKAS, Zhaochun MA, Pius BRZOSKA
  • Publication number: 20200407789
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, reagents, kits, and compositions for identifying and quantifying target polynucleotide sequences. A linker probe comprising a 3? target specific portion, a loop, and a stem is hybridized to a target polynucleotide and extended to form a reaction product that includes a reverse primer portion and the stem nucleotides. A detector probe, a specific forward primer, and a reverse primer can be employed in an amplification reaction wherein the detector probe can detect the amplified target polynucleotide based on the stem nucleotides introduced by the linker probe. In some embodiments a plurality of short miRNAs are queried with a plurality of linker probes, wherein the linker probes all comprise a universal reverse primer portion a different 3? target specific portion and different stems. The plurality of queried miRNAs can then be decoded in a plurality of amplification reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Caifu CHEN, Dana RIDZON, Zhaohui ZHOU, Kai Qin LAO, Neil A. STRAUS
  • Patent number: 10858695
    Abstract: In some embodiments, provided are methods for nucleic acid amplification include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the methods for nucleic acid amplification employ an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification comprise a amplifying at least one polynucleotide onto a surface under isothermal amplification conditions, optionally in the presence of a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan Li, David Ruff, Jennifer O'Neil, Rachel Kasinskas, Shiaw-Min Chen, Jonathan M. Rothberg, Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao
  • Patent number: 10781486
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, reagents, kits, and compositions for identifying and quantifying target polynucleotide sequences. A linker probe comprising a 3? target specific portion, a loop, and a stem is hybridized to a target polynucleotide and extended to form a reaction product that includes a reverse primer portion and the stem nucleotides. A detector probe, a specific forward primer, and a reverse primer can be employed in an amplification reaction wherein the detector probe can detect the amplified target polynucleotide based on the stem nucleotides introduced by the linker probe. In some embodiments a plurality of short miRNAs are queried with a plurality of linker probes, wherein the linker probes all comprise a universal reverse primer portion a different 3? target specific portion and different stems. The plurality of queried miRNAs can then be decoded in a plurality of amplification reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Caifu Chen, Dana Ridzon, Zhaohui Zhou, Kai Qin Lao, Neil A. Straus
  • Publication number: 20200283826
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for forming amplification products. In various embodiments provided herein, transposomes comprising transposases are used in forming tagged polynucleotides for downstream amplification and polynucleotide processing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yalei WU, Wai Ho LEE, Kai Qin LAO
  • Publication number: 20190338258
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan LI, David RUFF, Shiaw-Min CHEN, Jennifer O'NEIL, Rachel KASINSKAS, Jonathan ROTHBERG, Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO
  • Patent number: 10329544
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present teachings provide methods for nucleic acid amplification, comprising forming a reaction mixture, and subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions suitable for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the methods for nucleic acid amplification employ an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan Li, David Ruff, Shiaw-Min Chen, Jennifer O'Neil, Rachel Kasinskas, Jonathan Rothberg, Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao, Wolfgang Hinz
  • Publication number: 20190119738
    Abstract: In some embodiments, provided are methods for nucleic acid amplification include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the methods for nucleic acid amplification employ an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification comprise a amplifying at least one polynucleotide onto a surface under isothermal amplification conditions, optionally in the presence of a polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan LI, David RUFF, Jennifer O'NEIL, Rachel KASINSKAS, Shiaw-Min CHEN, Jonathan M. ROTHBERG, Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO
  • Patent number: 10233488
    Abstract: Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao, Jennifer O'Neil, Jennifer Kunkel, Kellie Haley, Rachel Kasinskas, Zhaochun Ma, Pius Brzoska
  • Patent number: 10113195
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present teachings provide methods for nucleic acid amplification, comprising forming a reaction mixture, and subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions suitable for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the methods for nucleic acid amplification employ an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan Li, David Ruff, Jennifer O'Neil, Rachel Kasinskas, Shiaw-Min Chen, Jonathan Rothberg, Bin Li, Kai Qin Lao