Patents by Inventor Andrew Slatter

Andrew Slatter 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: 20260226545
    Abstract: An example of a kit includes a flow cell and a genotyping probe fluid. The flow cell includes a substrate, and first and second capture primers attached to the substrate. The genotyping probe fluid includes a liquid carrier, and a genotyping oligonucleotide in the liquid carrier. The genotyping oligonucleotide includes a first primer sequence; a probe sequence that is representative of a target genotyping locus; a restriction endonuclease site; and a second primer sequence that is at least partially complementary to the second capture primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Andrew Slatter, Eric Hans Vermaas
  • Patent number: 12692535
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for enriching a sequencing library comprising double-stranded nucleic acid fragments comprising preparing a library of double-stranded fragments having one or more adaptors at ends of the double-stranded fragment; denaturing the double-stranded fragments to form single-stranded fragments; and hybridizing an extension primer that binds to a target sequence of at least one insert in the library of double-stranded fragments and that does not bind to non-target sequences. In an embodiment, the adaptor is a hairpin adaptor, and extension from the extension primer using a polymerase with 5? to 3? exonuclease activity removes all or part of a sequence of the hairpin adaptor that is at least partially complementary to the amplification primer sequence. Each fragment may comprise an insert comprising double-stranded nucleic acid and a hairpin adaptor at the 5? end of one or both strands of the double-stranded fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Slatter
  • Publication number: 20260167953
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to certain pharmacogenetic (PGX) genes. Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Stewart MacArthur, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Tina Huang, Tiffany Truong, Brian Hawks, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Susan C. Verity, Andrew Slatter, David Tse
  • Publication number: 20260110015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating a library of tagged nucleic acid fragments without using PCR amplification, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acids (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes immobilized on solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Andrew Slatter, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Susan C. Verity, Niall Anthony Gormley
  • Patent number: 12534718
    Abstract: Provided is a method, including stretching a polynucleotide over a substrate including a plurality of equally spaced cleavage regions including a plurality of transposases, cleaving the polynucleotide with two or more of the plurality of transposases to form a plurality of polynucleotide fragments, and separating, within the plurality of polynucleotide fragments, a population of longer polynucleotide fragments from a population of shorter polynucleotide fragments. Also provided is a method including stretching a polynucleotide over a substrate including a plurality of equally spaced cleavage regions including a plurality of transposases, cleaving the polynucleotide with two or more of the plurality of transposases to form a plurality of polynucleotide fragments, and separating, within the plurality of polynucleotide fragments, a population of longer polynucleotide fragments from a population of shorter polynucleotide fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Maria Candelaria Rogert Bacigalupo, Frank Steemers, Jeffrey Fisher, Andrew Slatter, Lewis Kraft, Niall Gormley, M. Shane Bowen
  • Publication number: 20260022371
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to an American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) panel of genes. Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Stewart MacArthur, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Susan C. Verity, Andrew Slatter, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Tina Huang, Tiffany Truong, Brian Hawks, David Tse
  • Publication number: 20250369045
    Abstract: Multivalent assemblies for target hybridization are described. The multivalent assemblies include oligonucleotide sets that hybridize to a target nucleic acid to permit capture of the target nucleic acid. In an embodiment, the multivalent assemblies are heteromultivalent such that the oligonucleotide sets include different oligonucleotides that bind to different regions of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Carlo Randise-Hinchliff, Rebekah Karadeema, Jeffrey Brodin, Lena Storms, Jeffrey Fisher, Andrew Slatter, Sarah Shultzaberger
  • Publication number: 20250369046
    Abstract: Aptamer detection techniques are described that may include aptamer modification to facilitate incorporation of adapter sequences. In an embodiment, a 3? end of an aptamer may be modified by deprotection and subsequent ligation to the deprotected 3? end or extension of the deprotected 3? end. The modifications at the 3? end of the adaptor may include adaptor sequences used for library preparation of a sequencing library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Bryan Anstead, Carlo Randise-Hinchliff, Kuanlin Wu, Anthony Chau, Steven Norberg, Nithya Subramanian, Andrew Slatter, Yang Cao, Stephane Emond, Miguel Angel Aleman Garcia, Brian Tenner, Anastasia Orme
  • Publication number: 20250361504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to methods of preparing a spatial proteome and/or transcriptome sequencing library. The spatial proteome and/or transcriptome sequencing library from a biological sample is useful, in some aspects, to determine a genetic profile and help diagnose a subject who has or is at risk of having a disorder, and improve treatment of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Mats EKSTRAND, Andrew SLATTER, Andrea MANZO, Lena STORMS, Maria Martins VITORIANO
  • Publication number: 20250333726
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20250327063
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to certain challenging medically relevant genes (CMRG). Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Stewart MacArthur, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Susan C. Verity, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Andrew Slatter, Tina Huang, Tiffany Truong, Yoon Hye Shin, David Tse
  • Publication number: 20250327064
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes. Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Stewart MacArthur, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Tina Huang, Tiffany Truong, Brian Hawks, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Susan C. Verity, Andrew Slatter, David Tse
  • Patent number: 12448644
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating a library of tagged nucleic acid fragments without using PCR amplification, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acids (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes immobilized on solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Slatter, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Susan C. Verity, Niall Anthony Gormley
  • Publication number: 20250320487
    Abstract: A transposome complex capable of producing size-controlled nucleic acid fragments is described herein. In some embodiments, the transposome complex includes multiple inactive transposomes with active transposomes on both ends of the multiple inactive transposomes. Applications, uses, and variations of the disclosed transposome complex include, but are not limited to, library preparation for a nucleic acid and tuning the length of the transposome complex to produce nucleic acid fragments of predetermined or desired lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Niall Anthony Gormley, Andrew Slatter, Stephen Gross, Kayla Busby, Allison Yunghans, Morgan Roos, Robert Scott Kuersten
  • Publication number: 20250215492
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to certain genes throughout the genome and expressed regions with low mappability. Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Chateen Krueger, Brian Ross, Stewart MacArthur, Ryan Lusk, Aaron L. Halpern, Stephen M. Gross, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Brian Hawks, Susan C. Verity, Andrew Slatter, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Angelica Schalembier
  • Publication number: 20250197846
    Abstract: In an example of a method, a deoxyribonucleic acid sample is exposed to tagmentation in the presence of a tagmentation buffer including a divalent cation cofactor and a transposase enzyme to generate a tagmented DNA fragment complex. A chelator mixture is added to the tagmented DNA fragment complex. The chelator mixture includes a chelator of the divalent cation cofactor at a weight ratio that is at least 1:1 with the divalent cation cofactor; and has a pH ranging from 8 to 9. The tagmented DNA fragment complex is incubated in the chelator mixture at a temperature of at least 55° C. for at least about 60 seconds, so that the transposase enzyme dissociates from a tagmented DNA fragment of the tagmented DNA fragment complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Karolina Kuna, Natalie Morrell, Niall Anthony Gormley, Andrew Slatter, Carole Anastasi
  • Publication number: 20250146049
    Abstract: Presented are methods and compositions for preparing samples for amplification and sequencing. Particular embodiments relate to methods of preparing nucleic acid-containing cellular samples for library amplification, wherein the methods include lysing cells of the sample to form a lysate, amplifying the nucleic acids from the lysed samples, exposing the amplified nucleic acids to a solid surface, and clonallyr amplifying the amplified nucleic acids to generate clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Louise Fraser, Paula Kokko-Gonzales, Andrew Slatter
  • Patent number: 12234451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Patent number: 12188078
    Abstract: Presented are methods and compositions for preparing samples for amplification and sequencing. Particular embodiments relate to methods of preparing nucleic acid containing cellular samples for library amplification, wherein the methods include lysing cells of the sample to form a lysate, amplifying the nucleic acids from the lysed samples, wherein there is no purification of the nucleic acids from the lysate prior to the amplification, wherein amplifying comprises tagmentation, and sequencing the nucleic acids, wherein the sample is a blood sample or a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Louise Fraser, Paula Kokko-Gonzales, Andrew Slatter
  • Publication number: 20240287504
    Abstract: Genomic library preparation using Cas-gRNA RNPs, and targeted epigenetic assays, are provided herein. Some compositions include, from a first species, substantially only single-stranded polynucleotides; from a second species, substantially only double-stranded polynucleotides; and amplification primers ligated to ends of the second double-stranded polynucleotides and substantially not ligated to any ends of the first double-stranded polynucleotides. Some compositions include first and second molecules of a target polynucleotide having a sequence, the first molecule having a first end at a first subsequence, the second molecule having a first end at a second subsequence, wherein the first subsequence only partially overlaps with the second subsequence. Some examples provide a composition that includes a target polynucleotide and a first fusion protein including a Cas-gRNA RNP coupled to a transposase having an amplification adapter coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Kennedy, Sarah Shultzaberger, Emma Bell, Oliver Miller, Kim Schneider, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Niall Gormley, Andrew Slatter, Feng Chen