Patents by Inventor Andrew Garst

Andrew Garst 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: 20240110164
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter and methods used to activate effector nucleic acids and effector targets in vivo via a CRISPR-based cascade system. The compositions and methods achieve non-specific delivery of cascade system components to cells yet the cascade system works in a cell-specific manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anurup Ganguli, Joshua Miller, Andrew Garst, Robert Plasschaert, Swetha Murali
  • Publication number: 20240093241
    Abstract: Described herein are method for generating a vector for editing a cell. The method comprises ligating into a vector that encodes a portion of a gRNA a cassette comprising at least one editing cassette, a promoter, and a gene encoding another portion of the gRNA. Upon ligation, the portion of the gRNA from the editing cassette and the other portion of the gRNA are ligated and form a functional gRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T Gill
  • Patent number: 11795479
    Abstract: Described herein are method for generating a vector for editing a cell. The method comprises ligating into a vector that encodes a portion of a gRNA a cassette comprising at least one editing cassette, a promoter, and a gene encoding another portion of the gRNA. Upon ligation, the portion of the gRNA from the editing cassette and the other portion of the gRNA are ligated and form a functional gRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T Gill
  • Patent number: 11739290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides instruments, modules and methods for improved detection of edited cells following nucleic acid-guided nuclease genome editing. The disclosure provides improved automated instruments that perform methods—including high throughput methods—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying cells that have been properly edited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: INSCRIPTA, INC
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Richard Fox, Phillip Belgrader, Don Masquelier
  • Publication number: 20230227810
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for trackable genetic variant libraries. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for recursive engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for multiplex engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for enriching for editing and trackable engineered sequences and cells using nucleic acid-guided nucleases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan T. Gill, Andrew Garst, Tanya Elizabeth Warnecke Lipscomb, Marcelo Colika Bassalo, Ramsey Ibrahim Zeitoun
  • Patent number: 11702677
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and vectors for rational, multiplexed manipulation of chromosomes within open reading frames (e.g., in protein libraries) or any segment of a chromosome in a cell or population of cells, in which various CRISPR systems are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T. Gill
  • Patent number: 11697826
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Inscripta, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Gill, Andrew Garst, Tanya Elizabeth Warnecke Lipscomb
  • Patent number: 11685889
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides automated modules and instruments for improved detection of nuclease genome editing of live cells. The disclosure provides improved modules—including high throughput modules—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying and selecting cells that have been properly edited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: INSCRIPTA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Richard Fox, Eileen Spindler, Amy Hiddessen, Phillip Belgrader, Don Masquelier, Bruce Chabansky, Michael Graige
  • Publication number: 20230183683
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions of matter, methods, modules and automated multi-module instrumentation for performing editing of live cells followed by curing of editing and engine vectors from prior rounds of editing, followed by curing of the curing vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Inscripta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tian TIAN, Eileen SPINDLER, Clint DAVIS, Charles JOHNSON, Andrew GARST
  • Publication number: 20230174961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to automated multi-module instruments, compositions and methods for performing nucleic acid-guided nuclease editing; specifically, the disclosure provides nucleic acid cassettes, plasmids, vectors, and compositions comprising the same that employ homologous recombination for genome engineering by having a CRISPR nuclease cause a specific DSB while tethered to a repair nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Inscripta, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Christian Siltanen
  • Patent number: 11639511
    Abstract: Described herein are molecules for editing a cell. The molecules described herein generally comprise the following covalently-linked components and a nucleic acid encoding a guide RNA (gRNA) sequence targeting a target region in a cell and a region homologous to the target region comprising a change in sequence relative to the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T Gill
  • Patent number: 11584928
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for trackable genetic variant libraries. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for recursive engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for multiplex engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for enriching for editing and trackable engineered sequences and cells using nucleic acid-guided nucleases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE, INSCRIPTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Gill, Andrew Garst, Tanya Elizabeth Warnecke Lipscomb, Marcelo Colika Bassalo, Ramsey Ibrahim Zeitoun
  • Publication number: 20230049357
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods to increase the percentage of edited cells in a cell population when employing nucleic-acid guided editing, as well as automated multi-module instruments for performing these methods. Specifically, the disclosure relates to methods, compositions, modules and automated multi-module cell processing instruments that increase the efficiency of nucleic acid-guided editing in a cell population using a nucleic acid nuclease (i.e., an RNA-guided nuclease or “RGN”)/single-strand binding protein (“SSB”) fusion system. The system leverages a single-strand binding protein (SSP) and single-strand DNA annealing protein (“SSAP”) interactions to drive enhanced recruitment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Tian Tian, Daniel Held
  • Publication number: 20220389417
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T. Gill, Tanya Elizabeth Warnecke Lipscomb
  • Patent number: 11512297
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods to increase the percentage of edited cells in a cell population when employing nucleic-acid guided editing, as well as automated multi-module instruments for performing these methods. Specifically, the disclosure relates to methods, compositions, modules and automated multi-module cell processing instruments that increase the efficiency of nucleic acid-guided editing in a cell population using a nucleic acid nuclease (i.e., an RNA-guided nuclease or “RGN”)/single-strand binding protein (“SSB”) fusion system. The system leverages a single-strand binding protein (SSP) and single-strand DNA annealing protein (“SSAP”) interactions to drive enhanced recruitment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Inscripta, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Tian Tian, Daniel Held
  • Publication number: 20220364121
    Abstract: Described herein are molecules for editing a cell. The molecules described herein generally comprise the following covalently-linked components and a nucleic acid encoding a guide RNA (gRNA) sequence targeting a target region in a cell and a region homologous to the target region comprising a change in sequence relative to the target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Ryan T Gill
  • Publication number: 20220315907
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods to increase the percentage of edited cells in a cell population when employing nucleic-acid guided editing, as well as automated multi-module instruments for performing these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew Garst
  • Publication number: 20220267812
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides multiplexed engineered cells, automated multi-module instruments and methods of producing biofuel producing cells for enhanced production of biofuels. This platform empowers users to design genetic variant libraries of insertions, swaps, and/or deletions, that can be intentionally or randomly positioned across the entire genome to generate engineered cell populations with improved properties for several common biofuel applications including, but not limited to, improved tolerance to biomass inhibitors, increased thermo-tolerance, increased ethanol production and/or tolerance, expanded carbon utilization abilities, and increased utilization of heterologous proteins or pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Daniel Held, Eric Abbate, Katherine Noon
  • Publication number: 20220267747
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions that allow one to identify in vivo edited cells when employing nucleic-acid guided editing. Additionally provided are automated multi-module instruments for performing editing and selection methods and using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Aamir Mir, Andrew Garst, Stephen Federowicz, Kyle Seamon
  • Publication number: 20220259543
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides automated modules and instruments for improved detection of nuclease genome editing of live cells. The disclosure provides improved modules—including high throughput modules—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying and selecting cells that have been properly edited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Garst, Richard Fox, Eileen Spindler, Amy Hiddessen, Phillip Belgrader, Don Masquelier, Bruce Chabansky, Michael Graige