Patents by Inventor Chongjun Xu

Chongjun Xu 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: 20260234578
    Abstract: A DNA polymerase mutant and use thereof in sequencing. The DNA polymerase mutant includes at least three amino acid mutations at the following four sites or functionally equivalent sites, compared with a Pyrococcus sp. GB-D DNA polymerase exo-mutant: site 409, site 410, site 411, and site 486. The Pyrococcus sp. GB-D DNA polymerase exo-mutant has the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Siqian HUANG, Fen LIU, Jing GAO, Liyuan YANG, Jiakun BAI, Yang XIAO, Juan YANG, Yuepeng LIU, Chengwei SONG, Kaiyue CEN, Chongjun XU
  • Publication number: 20260201467
    Abstract: A synthesis method for a second strand in DNB paired-end sequencing, a sequencing method and a related product. The synthesis method for the second strand comprises: after a first-strand sequencing on the DNB is completed, performing a second-strand synthesis using a second-strand synthesis primer, wherein the second-strand synthesis primer is a primer capable of being anchored on the surface of a sequencing chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: MGI TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chongjun XU, Lan JIANG, Jin YANG, Meihua GONG
  • Publication number: 20260193814
    Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting spatial information of nucleic acids in a sample, as well as a nucleic acid array used in the method and a method for producing the nucleic acid array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Ao CHEN, Xun XU, Sha LIAO, Jin YANG, Longqi LIU, Ou WANG, Yuxiang LI, Guoxin TANG, Yuan JIANG, Chongjun XU, Ming NI, Wenwei ZHANG, Radoje DRMANAC, Snezana DRMANAC
  • Publication number: 20260146285
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid loading reagent and a method for detecting the nucleic acid adsorption capacity of a sequencing chip using same. The method comprises at least one of the following conditions: (i) the nucleic acid loading reagent is at a pH value between 3 and 5; (ii) the nucleic acid loading reagent contains metal ions, the metal ions being, for example, from one or more of the following solutions: MgCl2, CeCl3, ZnCl2, MnCl2, CaCl2, CuCl2, and NiCl2; and (iii) the chip and the nucleic acid loading reagent are co-incubated for 10 min or above. The present invention provides a quality control scheme for the sequencing chip. The present invention provides a scheme capable of quickly optimizing the loading efficiency and loading bias of a nucleic acid library, and provides a reaction reagent capable of effectively improving the loading efficiency and loading bias of a nucleic acid library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Chongjun XU, Haiyan LUO, Qiong SU
  • Publication number: 20260139311
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sequencing method based on a single fluorescent dye, in which a self-luminescence signal is used to distinguish the sequential incorporation of different nucleotides, thereby realizing the determination of the polynucleotide sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Sha LIAO, Xi CHEN, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Chongjun XU, Hongmin CHEN, Jie ZHAO, Defeng FU
  • Publication number: 20260078431
    Abstract: Provided are a rolling circle amplification method, a method for preparing a sequencing library, and a DNA nanoball prepared therefrom. The rolling circle amplification method includes: sequentially denaturing and annealing a double-stranded DNA and a mediating sequence in a same system, to complementarily pair the mediating sequence with two ends of a denatured single-stranded DNA; simultaneously introducing a ligase and a polymerase into the system to connect the two ends of the single-stranded DNA under action of the ligase; and performing a rolling circle amplification reaction under action of the polymerase by using the mediating sequence as a primer and the single-stranded DNA as a template, to obtain DNA nanoball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Sha LIAO, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Chongjun XU, Hanjie SHEN, Lin HE, Junqiang XU
  • Patent number: 12565677
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sequencing method based on a single fluorescent dye, in which a self-luminescence signal is used to distinguish the sequential incorporation of different nucleotides, thereby realizing the determination of the polynucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: QINGDAO MGI TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sha Liao, Xi Chen, Ao Chen, Wenwei Zhang, Chongjun Xu, Hongmin Chen, Jie Zhao, Defeng Fu
  • Patent number: 12516446
    Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting spatial information of nucleic acids in a sample, as well as a nucleic acid array used in the method and a method for producing the nucleic acid array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignees: BGI SHENZHEN, MGI TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ao Chen, Xun Xu, Sha Liao, Jin Yang, Longqi Liu, Ou Wang, Yuxiang Li, Guoxin Tang, Yuan Jiang, Chongjun Xu, Ming Ni, Wenwei Zhang, Radoje Drmanac, Snezana Drmanac
  • Publication number: 20250391510
    Abstract: Provided is a synchronous sequencing method, including: constructing a sequencing library for a nucleic acid sample to be tested; loading the sequencing library onto a sequencing chip; performing a plurality of synchronous sequencing reaction cycles on the sequencing library, wherein an image set generated in each of the plurality of synchronous sequencing reaction cycles constitutes a raw image set of the synchronous sequencing; acquiring a base-calling result of the synchronous sequencing based on the raw image set of the synchronous sequencing; correcting the signal intensity value of each base channel based on a predetermined correction parameter to obtain a corrected base-calling result; and determining a base output result of the synchronous sequencing based on the corrected base-calling result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya DING, Liyi LIU, Liangliang ZHANG, Dongyang XU, Bin LUO, Le WANG, Yuannian ZHANG, Kai OUYANG, Yinghua ZHANG, Meihua GONG, Chongjun XU
  • Patent number: 12497649
    Abstract: Provided are a rolling circle amplification method, a method for preparing a sequencing library, and a DNA nanoball prepared therefrom. The rolling circle amplification method includes: sequentially denaturing and annealing a double-stranded DNA and a mediating sequence in a same system, to complementarily pair the mediating sequence with two ends of a denatured single-stranded DNA; simultaneously introducing a ligase and a polymerase into the system to connect the two ends of the single-stranded DNA under action of the ligase; and performing a rolling circle amplification reaction under action of the polymerase by using the mediating sequence as a primer and the single-stranded DNA as a template, to obtain DNA nanoball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: QINGDAO MGI TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sha Liao, Ao Chen, Wenwei Zhang, Chongjun Xu, Hanjie Shen, Lin He, Junqiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20250305044
    Abstract: Provided are a multi-template nucleic acid synchronous sequencing method and use thereof. The method includes: providing a plurality of composite nucleic acid template spots, with a plurality of nucleic acid templates being arranged in the plurality of composite nucleic acid template spots; hybridizing the plurality of nucleic acid templates with corresponding sequencing primers thereof; performing, by use of the sequencing primers, a plurality of sequencing reaction cycles on each of the plurality of nucleic acid templates hybridized with the sequencing primers, wherein in each of the plurality of sequencing reaction cycles, signal intensities generated by the plurality of nucleic acid templates exhibit variations from one another; and classifying sequencing channel signals into the plurality of nucleic acid templates based on the variations in the signal intensities for each of the plurality of sequencing reaction cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: MGI TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuannian ZHANG, Meihua GONG, Yinghua ZHANG, Kai OUYANG, Ya DING, Chongjun XU
  • Publication number: 20250297306
    Abstract: Provided is a hydrogel-based sequencing method suitable for a flowcell sequencing system and also supporting open-source sequencing system, and which can effectively reduce costs while ensuring sequencing efficiency and accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Chongyang Song, Chengmei Xing, Chongjun Xu
  • Patent number: 12385090
    Abstract: Provided is a method for sequencing a long-fragment nucleic acid. The nucleic acid molecules each containing a long insert, a first sequencing adapter, and a second sequencing adapter, is used to construct a sequencing library, and the sequencing is performed in segments to sequence the nucleic acids having the long inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Lin He, Sha Liao, Chongjun Xu, Wenwei Zhang, Ao Chen
  • Patent number: 12371742
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing polynucleotides. Sequential incorporation of different nucleotides is detected by using the same light emitting signal, thereby achieving the determination of polynucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Qingdao MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Zhao, Sha Liao, Wenwei Zhang, Ao Chen, Chongjun Xu, Defeng Fu
  • Publication number: 20250223643
    Abstract: Provided are a reagent kit and use thereof in sequencing. The reagent kit includes a first reagent and a second reagent. The first reagent is selected from a disulfide bond reducing agent. The second reagent is selected from a blocking reagent suited to blocking a disulfide bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Man JIA, Lan JIANG, Zhenhao LU, Xintong TANG, Min ZHENG, Feng ZHANG, Chongjun XU
  • Publication number: 20240417424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of nucleic acid sequencing. In particular, the present invention relates to a scanning reagent containing a saponin compound, a kit containing the scanning reagent and a method for nucleic acid sequencing by means of using the scanning reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Man Jia, Yixin Meng, Chongjun Xu, Yinghua Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Meihua Gong, Jiguang Li
  • Publication number: 20240417791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for analyzing the sequence of a target polynucleotide by polymerizing a nucleotide mixture and a polymerase multiple times to achieve full polymerization, thereby satisfying the requirements of sequencing, and improving read length and accuracy. Further, the present disclosure also relates to a reagent test kit, the reagent test kit being used for analyzing or sequencing polynucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Meihua GONG, Shuang ZHOU, Jingjing WANG, Jiguang LI, Kexin MA, Yufen LUO, Chongjun XU, Hui JIANG, Jian LIU
  • Publication number: 20240376537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing a sequence of a target polynucleotide. Full polymerization is achieved by means of multiple times of polymerization of a nucleotide mixture and polymerase, and a marker is detected while the polymerization reaction is performed. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit, capable of being used for analyzing or sequencing a polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Meihua Gong, Mingxuan Zhang, Shuang Zhou, Xiaojuan Long, Chongjun Xu, Hui Jiang, Jian Liu
  • Patent number: 11993813
    Abstract: A nucleic acid probe and a nucleic acid sequencing method for performing sequencing while ligating nucleic acids. The nucleic acid probe is a DNA sequencing probe, comprising a first moiety, a second moiety, a linker, and a detectable label. A base of the first moiety is A, T, U, C, or G, a base of the second moiety is a random base and/or a universal base, and 3 bases or more are present in the second moiety. The first moiety and the second moiety are ligated via the linker, the connection between the first moiety and the ligation can be cleaved, and the detectable label is ligated to the second moiety or the linker. The above probe, a combination formed therewith, or a sequencing method using the same can reduce the number or types of probes in nucleic acid sequencing, thereby reducing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MGI TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Erkai Liu, Wenwei Zhang, Ao Chen, Chongjun Xu
  • Publication number: 20230323445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid using an immersion reaction protocol. The immersion reaction protocol comprises sequentially immersing a solid support having nucleic acid molecules immobilized thereon in different reaction containers to realize nucleic acid sequencing. FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Xun XU, Hui WANG, Bin XIE, Zhuokun LI, Shengming ZHAO, Ao CHEN, Chongjun XU, Wenwei ZHANG, Ming NI