Patents by Inventor Brandon Carter

Brandon Carter 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).

  • Patent number: 12364741
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35, SEQ ID NO: 36, SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, and SEQ ID NO: 41.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20250222087
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a composition comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding at least one amino acid sequence, wherein the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, SEQ ID NOs: 10 to 17, and SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 44. The present disclosure also provides for a method of treating or preventing cancer, the method comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding at least one amino acid sequence, wherein the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, SEQ ID NOs: 10 to 17, and SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 44.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Patent number: 12353999
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for predicting biological functions of proteins. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining data defining a sequence of amino acids in a protein; processing the data defining the sequence of amino acids in the protein using a neural network, wherein: the neural network is a convolutional neural network comprising one or more dilated convolutional layers; and the neural network is configured to process the data defining the sequence of amino acids in the protein in accordance with trained parameter values of the neural network to generate a neural network output characterizing at least one predicted biological function of the sequence of amino acids in the protein; and identifying the predicted biological function of the sequence of amino acids in the protein using the neural network output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Maxwell Bileschi, Lucy Colwell, Theodore Sanderson, David Benjamin Belanger, Jamie Alexander Smith, Drew Bryant, Mark Andrew DePristo, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20250213643
    Abstract: Described herein is a method of preventing or treating cancer in a human subject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of an immunogenic composition. In some embodiments, the immunogenic composition comprises at least one isolated polynucleotide encoding at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 161, SEQ ID NO: 163, SEQ ID NO: 164, SEQ ID NO: 7882, SEQ ID NO: 7884, SEQ ID NO: 7887, SEQ ID NO: 7888, SEQ ID NO: 7894, SEQ ID NO: 7920, SEQ ID NO: 7921, SEQ ID NO: 7933, SEQ ID NO: 7934, SEQ ID NO: 7940, SEQ ID NO: 7950, SEQ ID NO: 7951, SEQ ID NO: 7970, SEQ ID NO: 7972, SEQ ID NO: 7976, SEQ ID NO: 7982, SEQ ID NO: 8139, SEQ ID NO: 8267, SEQ ID NO: 8269, SEQ ID NO: 8272, SEQ ID NO: 8277, SEQ ID NO: 8296, and SEQ ID NO: 8422.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Patent number: 12290554
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 44. The present disclosure also provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising two or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 44. The present disclosure further provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 46 to 112. The present disclosure additionally provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising one or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 46 to 112.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20250114724
    Abstract: A system for purifying bioactive proteins in a fluid that includes at least one fractal subsystem and a filter press structured and arranged to support at least one fractal subsystem in a horizontal arrangement to provide a selectively adjustable bed depth, wherein each fractal subsystem is in fluid communication with every other fractal subsystem each fractal subsystem. The fractal subsystem may include a resin chamber and a pair of fractal packs, wherein the pair of fractal packs is disposed on opposing sides of the resin chamber. The resin chamber may include a frame, a plenum space through the frame for holding a resin, a pair of mesh screens for containing the resin within the plenum space, and a pair of feed material ports adapted to at least one of introduce a fluid into the plenum space or remove a fluid from the plenum space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Hlubb, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20240383963
    Abstract: A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Patent number: 12091443
    Abstract: A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Patent number: 12064475
    Abstract: Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 50. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 141 to 272. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273 to 322. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 354 to 458.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20240269250
    Abstract: Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 154 to 191 or selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 203 to 213 for administration in a subject that has two or more HLA alleles selected from A0201, A0202, A0203, A0204, A0205, A0206, A0207, A0211, A0214, A02264, A0230, A0301, A0302, A0305, A1101, A1102, A3001, A3002, A3004, A3009, A3101, A3104, A3303, A3401, A3402, A3601, A6601, A6602, A6603, A6801, A6802, A6827, A6901, A74, A7401, A7402, A7403, A7404, A7405, A7406, A7407, A7408, A7409, A7410, A7411, A7413, B0702, B0705, B2705, B4201, B4202, B5401, B5501, B5502, B5601, B5604, B5610, B5703, C0102, C0103, C0144, C0202, C0210, C0214, C0229, C0302, C0303, C0304, C0305, C0317, C0403, C0404, C0501, C0509, C0602, C0702, C0704, C0705, C0801, C0802, C0803, C0804, C0812, C1202, C1203, C1502, C1504, C1505, C1509, C1601, C1602, C1604, C16112, C1646, C17, C1701, C1702, C1703, C1704, C1705,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20240131133
    Abstract: Described herein is a composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding at least two amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 247. Also described herein is a composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding at least two amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 6936 to 6994. Also described herein is a composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding at least two amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 12271 to 12396. Also described herein is a composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding at least two amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 49712 to 49814.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20230364212
    Abstract: Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 50. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 141 to 272. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273 to 322. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 354 to 458.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20230265159
    Abstract: A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Patent number: 11672850
    Abstract: Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 50. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 141 to 272. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273 to 322. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 354 to 458.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Patent number: 11673936
    Abstract: A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth Gifford, Brandon Carter
  • Publication number: 20230126286
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for determining a lymphocyte cell receptor chain sequence specific to a unique antigen, comprising: sorting a plurality of antigens into a plurality of reaction mixtures, wherein the sorting comprises adding a unique antigen of the plurality of antigens to a unique subset of the plurality of reaction mixtures such that two different unique antigens are not added to the unique subset; contacting each reaction with a biological sample comprising a plurality of lymphocytes; separating a target lymphocyte from a subset of the plurality of lymphocytes, wherein the target lymphocyte recognizes the unique antigen; after separating the target lymphocyte, sequencing nucleic acids of the target lymphocyte to obtain the lymphocyte receptor chain sequence, wherein the sequencing is performed by single-cell sequencing; and detecting the unique antigen, wherein the detecting comprises: computing a frequency of lymphocyte cells that express the lymphocyte receptor chain sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20230099121
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 44. The present disclosure also provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising two or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 44. The present disclosure further provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 46 to 112. The present disclosure additionally provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising one or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 46 to 112.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20230051404
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35, SEQ ID NO: 36, SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, and SEQ ID NO: 41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20230041112
    Abstract: A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER
  • Publication number: 20220370584
    Abstract: Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 50. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 141 to 272. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273 to 322. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 354 to 458.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Think Therapeutics, Inc., Think Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kenneth GIFFORD, Brandon CARTER