Patents by Inventor Andrew Ellington

Andrew Ellington 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: 20210132076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for molecular neighborhood detection of molecules, such as by iterative proximity ligation or split-and-pool methods for obtaining positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Edward MARCOTTE, Jagannath SWAMINATHAN, Andrew ELLINGTON, Alexander BOULGAKOV, Jon LAURENT, Raghav SHROFF, Erhu XIONG, Sanchita BHADRA, Brendan FLOYD, Eric ANSLYN
  • Publication number: 20210130816
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions related to generation and/or use of proofreading reverse transcriptases, including those that are thermophilic or hyperthermophilic. The disclosure encompasses specific recombinant polymerases and their use. In some embodiments, the polymerases are utilized for RNA sequencing in the absence of generation of a cDNA intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Jared ELLEFSON, Jimmy GOLLIHAR
  • Publication number: 20210072251
    Abstract: Identifying proteins and peptides, and more specifically large-scale sequencing of single peptides in a mixture of diverse peptides at the single molecule level is an unmet challenge in the field of protein sequencing. Herein are methods for identifying amino acids in peptides, including peptides with one or more unnatural amino acids. In one embodiment, the N-terminal amino acid is labeled with a first label and an internal amino acid is labeled with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is Lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Edward MARCOTTE, Eric V. ANSLYN, Andrew ELLINGTON, Jagannath SWAMINATHAN, Erik HERNANDEZ, Amber JOHNSON, Alexander BOULGAKOV, James L. BACHMAN, Helen SEIFERT
  • Patent number: 10913973
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for isothermal nucleic acid amplification and detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University Texas System
    Inventors: Andrew Ellington, Yu Sherry Jiang, Sanchita Bhadra, Bingling Li, Randy Allen Hughes, Yan Du, Jimmy Gollihar
  • Publication number: 20210018511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying amino acids in peptides. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates labeling the N-terminal amino acid with a first label and labeling an internal amino acid with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Edward Marcotte, Jagannath Swaminathan, Andrew Ellington, Eric Anslyn
  • Publication number: 20200399679
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of utilizing an enzyme in a nucleic acid manipulation process, the method comprising: a) transforming a microorganism with a non-native enzyme; b) inducing expression of the enzyme in the microorganism, thereby producing the non-native enzyme; c) adding the microorganism of step b) directly to a non-naturally occurring nucleic acid manipulation process, wherein the non-native enzyme is not purified from the microorganism prior to addition to the nucleic acid manipulation process; and carrying out the nucleic acid manipulation process using the enzyme. Importantly, this method can be carried out without the need to purify the enzyme from the cell producing it before it is used in the nucleic acid manipulation method. Also disclosed herein is a kit for carrying out a nucleic acid manipulation process, the kit comprising a) a microorganism expressing a non-native enzyme; b) nucleic acids of interest; and c) reagents for use in the nucleic acid manipulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Sanchita BHADRA, Jared ELLEFSON, Jimmy GOLLIHAR, Arti POTHUKUCHY, Michelle BYROM, Raghav SHROFF
  • Patent number: 10858652
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions related to generation and/or use of proofreading reverse transcriptases, including those that are thermophilic or hyperthermophilic. The disclosure encompasses specific recombinant polymerases and their use. In some embodiments, the polymerases are utilized for RNA sequencing in the absence of generation of a cDNA intermediate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Andrew Ellington, Jared Ellefson, Jimmy Gollihar
  • Publication number: 20200255891
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for nucleic acid amplification and detection. Specifically, disclosed herein are compositions and methods that allow for amplification of nucleic acids at a wide variety of temperatures. This includes a polymerase which is thermostable at high temperatures, and a method of amplification that can be conducted at relatively low temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Cheulhee JUNG, Sheng CAI, Sanchita BHADRA, John N. MILLIGAN, Daniel GARRY, Raghav SHROFF
  • Publication number: 20200216840
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sequencing two or more genes expressed in a single cell in a high-throughput manner using reverse transcriptases. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method for high-throughput sequencing of pairs of transcripts co-expressed in single cells (e.g., antibody VH and VL coding sequence) to determine pairs of polypeptide chains that comprise immune receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hidetaka TANNO, George GEORGIOU, Jonathan MCDANIEL, Gregory IPPOLITO, Andrew ELLINGTON
  • Publication number: 20200208201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and platforms using Receptor Compartmentalized Partnered Replication (CPR), in which the partner gene is a receptor, signal transduction pathway, or metabolic pathway that leads to the production of an effector molecule for the receptor or signal transduction pathway. The signal transduction pathway or receptor is coupled to the production of a thermostable polymerase. Emulsification of libraries of organisms with primers that can amplify the partner gene led to the selective amplification of those partner genes that were best able to produce the thermostable polymerase during thermal cycling of the emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Jimmy GOLLIHAR, Katy KAO, Elizabeth GARDNER
  • Publication number: 20200124613
    Abstract: Identifying proteins and peptides, and more specifically large-scale sequencing of single peptides in a mixture of diverse peptides at the single molecule level is an unmet challenge in the field of protein sequencing. Herein are methods for identifying amino acids in peptides, including peptides with one or more unnatural amino acids. In one embodiment, the N-terminal amino acid is labeled with a first label and an internal amino acid is labeled with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is Lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Edward MARCOTTE, Eric V. ANSLYN, Andrew ELLINGTON, Jagannath SWAMINATHAN, Erik HERNANDEZ, Amber JOHNSON, Alexander BOULGAKOV, James L. BACHMAN, Helen SEIFERT
  • Patent number: 10545153
    Abstract: Identifying proteins and peptides, and more specifically large-scale sequencing of single peptides in a mixture of diverse peptides at the single molecule level is an unmet challenge in the field of protein sequencing. Herein are methods for identifying amino acids in peptides, including peptides with one or more unnatural amino acids. In one embodiment, the N-terminal amino acid is labeled with a first label and an internal amino acid is labeled with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is Lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Edward Marcotte, Eric V. Anslyn, Andrew Ellington, Jagannath Swaminathan, Erik Hernandez, Amber Johnson, Alexander Boulgakov, James L. Bachman, Helen Seifert
  • Publication number: 20200018768
    Abstract: Identifying proteins and peptides, and more specifically large-scale sequencing of single peptides in a mixture of diverse peptides at the single molecule level is an unmet challenge in the field of protein sequencing. Herein are methods for identifying amino acids in peptides, including peptides comprising unnatural amino acids. In one embodiment, the N-terminal amino acid is labeled with a first label and an internal amino acid is labeled with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is Lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Edward MARCOTTE, Eric V. ANSLYN, Andrew ELLINGTON, Jagannath SWAMINATHAN, Erik HERNANDEZ, Amber JOHNSON, Alexander BOULGAKOV, James L. BACHMAN, Helen SEIFERT
  • Publication number: 20190376059
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions related to generation and/or use of proofreading reverse transcriptases, including those that are thermophilic or hyperthermophilic. The disclosure encompasses specific recombinant polymerases and their use. In some embodiments, the polymerases are utilized for RNA sequencing in the absence of generation of a cDNA intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Jared ELLEFSON, Jimmy GOLLIHAR
  • Patent number: 10323243
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions related to generation and/or use of proofreading reverse transcriptases, including those that are thermophilic or hyperthermophilic. The disclosure encompasses specific recombinant polymerases and their use. In some embodiments, the polymerases are utilized for RNA sequencing in the absence of generation of a cDNA intermediate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Andrew Ellington, Jared Ellefson, Jimmy Gollihar
  • Publication number: 20170327818
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions related to generation and/or use of proofreading reverse transcriptases, including those that are thermophilic or hyperthermophilic. The disclosure encompasses specific recombinant polymerases and their use. In some embodiments, the polymerases are utilized for RNA sequencing in the absence of generation of a cDNA intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew ELLINGTON, Jared ELLEFSON, Jimmy GOLLIHAR
  • Publication number: 20170276686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of identifying proteins and peptides, and more specifically large-scale sequencing of single peptides in a mixture of diverse peptides at the single molecule level. The present invention also relates to methods for identifying amino acids in peptides, including peptides comprising unnatural amino acids. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates labeling the N-terminal amino acid with a first label and labeling an internal amino acid with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is Lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Marcotte, Eric V. Anslyn, Andrew Ellington, Jagannath Swaminathan, Erik Hernandez, Amber Johnson, Alexander Boulgakov, James L. Bachman, Helen Seifert
  • Publication number: 20170242024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying amino acids in peptides. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates labeling the N-terminal amino acid with a first label and labeling an internal amino acid with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Marcotte, Jagannath Swaminathan, Andrew Ellington, Eric Anslyn
  • Patent number: 9625469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying amino acids in peptides. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates labeling the N-terminal amino acid with a first label and labeling an internal amino acid with a second label. In some embodiments, the labels are fluorescent labels. In other embodiments, the internal amino acid is lysine. In other embodiments, amino acids in peptides are identified based on the fluorescent signature for each peptide at the single molecule level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Board Of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Edward Marcotte, Jagannath Swaminathan, Andrew Ellington, Eric Anslyn
  • Publication number: 20170051343
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for identification of the presence or absence of a particular sequence, such as a single nucleotide polymorphism. Employed herein are particular primers that comprise a hairpin and a single strand extension at the 3? end, the single strand extension in which at least one nucleotide is mismatched compared to a target particular sequence. Strand displacement that leads to additional binding of the primer and extension of the primer occurs following initial binding of the primer to the nucleic acid comprising the particular sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michelle BYROM, Sanchita BHADRA, Yu Sherry JIANG, Andrew Ellington