Patents Examined by Kaijiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11820980
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for preparing DNA libraries. Enzymes, adaptors, and sample nucleic acids are provided in a single reaction mixture to facilitate library preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Myriad Women's Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry H. Lai, Clement S. Chu
  • Patent number: 11814619
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), the plurality of droplets generated from an aqueous mixture comprising a set of single cells and a set of functionalized particles configured for a single cell assay. Upon generation, the plurality of droplets can be stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container, thereby providing a single-tube workflow for single cell analyses. Further, compositions implemented are structured to allow for overloading of partitions with functionalized particles, such that partitioned single-cells are co-localized with a subset of functionalized particles in a manner that allows for discernable tagging and downstream analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ENUMERIX, INC.
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Patent number: 11808769
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for preparing biological samples for spatial proteomic analysis, methods of determining a location of a protein analyte in a biological sample, and methods of determining a location of a protein analyte and a nucleic acid analyte in a biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: 10x Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Uytingco, James Michael Chell, Marlon Stoeckius, Albert Dale Kim, Dulce Ovando Morales, Andrej Hartnett, Yifeng Yin, Jennifer Chew
  • Patent number: 11795450
    Abstract: Array-based enzymatic oligonucleotide synthesis creates a large number of polynucleotides using an uncontrolled and template independent polymerase such as terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT). Spatial control of reaction conditions on the surface of the array allows creation of polynucleotides with a variety of arbitrary sequences. Spatial control may be implemented by removing protecting groups attached to nucleotides only at a selected location on the array or by other techniques such as location-specific regulation of enzymatic activity. The ratio of polynucleotides with protecting groups to unprotected polynucleotides used during a cycle of synthesis is adjusted to control the length of homopolymers created by the polymerase. Digital information may be encoded in the enzymatically synthesized polynucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Bichlien Nguyen, Sergey Yekhanin, Karin Strauss
  • Patent number: 11788137
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a Template Switch Oligo construct and its use into a ligase free diagnostic and/or sequencing method and to the kit for performing the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DIAGENODE S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Brocart, CĂ©line Sabatel, Florence Durieux
  • Patent number: 11788136
    Abstract: A method of capturing a population of T-Cell receptor and/or immunoglobulin sequences with variable regions within a patient sample, the method comprising: extracting and/or preparing DNA fragments from the patient sample; ligating a nucleic acid adapter to the DNA fragments, the nucleic acid adapter suitable for recognition by a pre-selected nucleic acid probe; capturing DNA fragments existing in the patient sample using a collection of nucleic acid hybrid capture probes, wherein each capture probe is designed to hybridize to a known V gene segment and/or a J gene segment within the T cell receptor and/or immunoglobulin genomic loci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Trevor John Pugh, David Thomas Mulder, Etienne Raymond G. A. Mahe
  • Patent number: 11781132
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for DNA extraction in a sample for next generation sequencing (NGS) and a method of constructing a NGS library using the extracted DNA. The method for DNA extraction includes: preparing a mixture by mixing a biological sample with a buffer; applying microwaves to the mixture; and recovering DNA. The method of constructing a NGS library includes: extracting DNA according to the method for DNA extraction; amplifying a target DNA using primers; and purifying the amplified product and subjecting the purified product to library pooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: MACROGEN, INC., PSOMAGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Sungwoo Yang, Jaekyung Chon, Ik Jung Choi, Hyun Min Park, Jieun Park, Jeongsun Seo, Changhoon Kim, Jong Yeon Shin, Han Sol Seo, Jiwon Shin, In Hee Hwang, Seon Hye Sim, Chang Woo Cho, Kyuin Hwang, In Seon Kim, Hyung Il Lee, Jung Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11773388
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for enrichment of at least one target nucleic acid in a library of nucleic acids. A first oligonucleotide is hybridized to a target nucleic acid in library of nucleic acids having first and second adapters. The hybridized first oligonucleotide is extended with a first polymerase, thereby producing a first primer extension complex including the target nucleic acid and the extended first oligonucleotide. The first primer extension complex is captured, enriched relative to the library of nucleic acids, and a second oligonucleotide is hybridized to the target nucleic acid. The hybridized second oligonucleotide is extended with a second polymerase, thereby producing a second primer extension complex including the target nucleic acid and the extended second oligonucleotide, and further liberating the extended first oligonucleotide from the first primer extension complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc., Kapa Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Burgess, Brian Christopher Godwin, Alexander Lovejoy, Bronwen Miller, Jo-Anne Elizabeth Penkler, Joseph Platzer
  • Patent number: 11767557
    Abstract: Modifications to both hardware and enzymatic reactions used in single cell analyses such as but not limited to Seq-well that enable significant increases in the yield of transcripts per cell, portability and ease of use, increased scalability of the assay, and linkage of transcript information to other measurements made in the picowell arrays are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: J. Christopher Love, Todd Michael Gierahn, Alexander K. Shalek, Marc Havens Wadsworth, Travis K. Hughes
  • Patent number: 11767558
    Abstract: Polynucleotide sequencing methods include incubating unlabeled nucleotides with a cluster of template polynucleotide strands having the same sequence when the identity of the previously added labeled nucleotide is being detected. The detection step provides time for the addition of the unlabeled nucleotides to be incorporated into the copy strands in which the previously added labeled nucleotide did not get incorporated. Thus, at the end of the detection step, all or most of the copy strands will be in phase and ready to incorporate the appropriate labeled nucleotide in the subsequence incorporate step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Pietro Gatti-Lafranconi, Philip Balding
  • Patent number: 11761037
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a probe applicable to high-throughput sequencing and a method of enriching a target region using the probe. The probe includes, in an order from a 5? end, a ligation arm, a masking sequence 1, a UID sequence 1, an Illumina Tag1 sequence, a dU region, an Illumina Tag2 sequence, a UID sequence 2, a masking sequence 2 and an extension arm; wherein the masking sequence 1, the masking sequence 2, the dU region, the UID sequence 1, and the UID sequence 2 may be 0 bp. When sequencing is performed by using a library built by the probe of the present invention, it is not necessary to add a sequencing primer additionally, and adopting the method of the present invention may directly use an RNA as a template to capture a target region, so as to simplify the experiment procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AMOY DIAGNOSTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linhua Zhang, Xuchao Li, Huijuan Ge, Baolei Jin, Ning Chen, Li Ruan, Limou Zheng
  • Patent number: 11760997
    Abstract: Compositions, systems, and methods for the display of analytes such as biomolecules are described. Display of analytes is achieved by coupling of the analytes to displaying molecules that are configured to associate with surfaces or interfaces. Arrays of analytes may be formed from the described systems for utilization in assays and other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
    Inventors: Tural Aksel, Stephen Hendricks, Elvis Ikwa, Pierre Indermuhle, Sadie Ingle, Christina Inman, Parag Mallick, Torri Elise Rinker, Steven Tan
  • Patent number: 11752483
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, and kits for methods that can improve techniques nucleic acid analysis, and can allow for more reliable and accurate targeted, multiplexed, high throughput sequencing. The methods, compositions, and kits can be used for sequencing target loci of nucleic acid. The methods, compositions, and kits disclosed herein can be used for assisted de novo targeted sequencing. The methods, compositions, and kits disclosed herein can also be used for library labeling for de novo sequencing and phasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Steven Robert Head, Phillip T. Ordoukhanian, Daniel R. Salomon
  • Patent number: 11739380
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a molecule is disclosed. A lipid bilayer is formed such that it divides a first reservoir characterized by a first reservoir osmolarity from a second reservoir characterized by a second reservoir osmolarity. An electrolyte solution is flowed to the first reservoir that tends to make a first change to a ratio of the first reservoir osmolarity to the second reservoir osmolarity. A voltage is applied across the lipid bilayer, wherein the lipid bilayer is inserted with a nanopore, and wherein a net transfer of ions between the first reservoir and the second reservoir tends to make a second change to the ratio of the first reservoir osmolarity to the second reservoir osmolarity, and wherein the first change to the ratio and the second change to the ratio tends to counter-balance each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Barrall, Jason Komadina, Marcin Rojek
  • Patent number: 11739440
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing and analyte characterization from a single cell. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications. The compositions, methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein generally describe barcoded oligonucleotides, which can be bound to a bead, such as a gel bead, useful for characterizing one or more analytes including, for example, protein (e.g., cell surface or intracellular proteins) and chromatin (e.g., accessible chromatin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Geoffrey McDermott, Francesca Meschi, Katherine Pfeiffer, Michael Schnall-Levin, Xinying Zheng
  • Patent number: 11732253
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for repurposing beads and other solid supports for separately capturing RNA and DNA without a loss of binding capacity by using a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Tecan Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, David Ruff
  • Patent number: 11732301
    Abstract: The disclosure provides detection apparatus having one or more nanopores, methods for making apparatus having one or more nanopore and methods for using apparatus having one or more nanopores. Uses include, but are not limited to detection and sequencing of nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyan Boyanov, Jeffrey G Mandell, Kevin L Gunderson, Jingwei Bai, Liangliang Qiang, Bradley Baas
  • Patent number: 11732299
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for spatial profiling of analytes present in a biological sample. Also provided are methods for using spatially barcoded arrays to detect a biological analyte in a cell comprising a small molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: 10x Genomics, Inc.
    Inventor: Eswar Prasad Ramachandran Iyer
  • Patent number: 11724244
    Abstract: Systems and methods for polynucleotide synthesis utilize electrochemical deprotection and novel redox chemistries compatible with advanced CMOS nodes, for highly reliable and massively scalable parallel construction of polynucleotide segments having a desired sequence or sequences. Via use of these exemplary techniques, low-cost and large-scale polynucleotide synthesis is facilitated, for example for data storage and retrieval applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Digital Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Merriman, Ryan de Ridder, Matthew T. Holden, Tim Geiser
  • Patent number: 11725305
    Abstract: Rapid methods, capable of being performed in a single reaction tube, are described herein for constructing libraries for high-throughput polynucleotide sequencing applications, such as next generation sequencing (NGS) applications. Oligonucleotide probes include chemically-active groups at their 5? or 3? ends, or both, to facilitate the cleavage of their 5? or 3? ends, or both, following their hybridization to the single-stranded ends of frayed template fragments. Cleavage of probe ends reveal single-stranded regions at the ends of the hybridized fragments. Adaptors, specific to these ends, are ligated to the hybridized probe/template fragments, and blunt end fragments are ligated to blunt ends of hybridized probe/template fragments, if present, to generate the adaptor-ligated fragments of the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SEQONCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph Dunham