Patents by Inventor Le Cong

Le Cong 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: 20140287938
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used delivery of gene editing compositions including transcriptional effectors with parvovirus and preferred methods for making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark D. Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20140273231
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Le CONG
  • Publication number: 20140271602
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Sam Locascio
  • Publication number: 20140273232
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Patrick Hsu, Fei Ran
  • Publication number: 20140256046
    Abstract: The invention provides for engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors with additional functional domains. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Randall Jeffrey Platt, Neville Espi Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20140248702
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Le CONG
  • Publication number: 20140242664
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Patrick Hsu, Fei Ran
  • Publication number: 20140189896
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Le CONG, David Benjamin Turitz COX, Patrick HSU, Shuailiang LIN, Fei RAN, Randall Jeffrey PLATT, Neville Espi SANJANA, Luciano MARRAFFINI, David Olivier BIKARD, Wenyan JIANG
  • Publication number: 20140186958
    Abstract: The invention provides for engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors with additional functional domains. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Randall Jeffrey Platt, Neville Espi Sanjana, Fei Ran
  • Patent number: 8614092
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Patent number: 8507272
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Patent number: 8481309
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Publication number: 20130171124
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods related to the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and its associated premalignant lesions. In particular, the invention features methods which may specifically target HNSCC-associated genes and alter gene expression to treat or alleviate a symptom of HNSCC, or its related premalignant lesions. These methods may involve decreasing the function of an HNSCC-associated gene with aberrant gain-of-function; or increasing the function of an HNSCC-associated gene with aberrant loss-of-function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Le Cong, Ann Marie Egloff, Levi A. Garraway, Jennifer Rubin Grandis, Eric S. Lander, Nicholas Stransky, Aaron D. Tward, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130137174
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Publication number: 20130137173
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Patent number: 8450107
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong
  • Publication number: 20120270273
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, kits and methods useful in the construction of designer transcription activator-like effector (dTALE) polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Sriram Kosuri, George M. Church
  • Patent number: 5789032
    Abstract: There is provided coated substrate where a filled flowable polyester composition is cured in contact with and bonded to the substrate. The composition contains 20 to 40% resin and in excess of 50% filler, the balance being welling agent, air release agent and catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Excelstone International, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Le Cong, Arthur Jack Grigler