Patents by Inventor Lynn E. Zechiedrich

Lynn E. Zechiedrich 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).

  • Supercoiled MiniVectors as a Tool for DNA Repair, Alteration and Replacement
    Publication number: 20140056868
    Abstract: In some embodiments the present disclosure provides a composition for targeted alteration of a DNA sequence and methods of altering the targeted DNA sequence using the composition. In some embodiments such a composition comprises a MiniVector comprising a nucleic acid sequence template for homology-directed repair, alteration, or replacement of the targeted DNA sequence within a cell in vivo or in vitro, where the MiniVector lacks both a bacterial origin of replication and an antibiotic selection gene, and wherein the MiniVector has a size up to about 2,500 base pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: University of Washington Center for Commercialization, Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Lynn E. Zechiedrich, Jonathan Fogg, Daniel James Catanese, JR., Erol Bakkalbasi, Nancy Maizel, Olivier Humbert