Patents by Inventor Christopher ELZINGA

Christopher ELZINGA 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: 20210313011
    Abstract: The systems and methods discussed herein can calculate sequencing statistics such as coverage depth for sequencing data. The present solution can determine variant frequencies and identify clinically relevant variants. The present solution can read BAM and VCF input files and Phred scaled quality scores. The present solution can select relatively high quality reads based on the quality scores and can calculate reference and alternative allele counts for SNPs, insertions and deletions (INDELs), and structural variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Anindya Bhattacharya, Anna Gerasimova, Quoclinh Nguyen, Christopher Elzinga, Edward Moler
  • Publication number: 20200411134
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for determining the clinical significance of a genetic variant. The methods entail determining, for the variant, (a) a function score based on known impact of the variant on a biological function of a cell or protein, (b) a frequency score based on the frequency of the variant in a population, (c) a co-occurrence score based on how the variant co-occurs with a reference variant having known clinical significance relating to a clinical disease or condition, and (d) a family segregation score based on how the variant segregates with a disease or condition in a family; and aggregating, on a computer, the function score, the frequency score, the co-occurrence score, the family segregation score to generate a clinical significance score indicating the clinical significance of the genetic variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Athena Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Izabela KARBASSI, Christopher ELZINGA, Glenn MASTON, Joseph HIGGINS, Sat DEV BATISH, Christina DIVINCENZO, Michele MCCARTHY, Jennifer LAPIERRE, Felicita DUBOIS, Katelyn MEDEIROS, Jeffery JONES, Corey BRAASTAD
  • Patent number: 10762981
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for determining the clinical significance of a genetic variant. The methods entail determining, for the variant, (a) a function score based on known impact of the variant on a biological function of a cell or protein, (b) a frequency score based on the frequency of the variant in a population, (c) a co-occurrence score based on how the variant co-occurs with a reference variant having known clinical significance relating to a clinical disease or condition, and (d) a family segregation score based on how the variant segregates with a disease or condition in a family; and aggregating, on a computer, the function score, the frequency score, the co-occurrence score, the family segregation score to generate a clinical significance score indicating the clinical significance of the genetic variant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ATHENA DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Izabela Karbassi, Christopher Elzinga, Glenn Maston, Joseph Higgins, Sat Dev Batish, Christina Divincenzo, Michele McCarthy, Jennifer Lapierre, Felicita Dubois, Katelyn Medeiros, Jeffery Jones, Corey Braastad
  • Publication number: 20180051329
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyzing genetic sequence data from next generation sequence (NGS) platforms. Also provided are methods for the preparation of samples for nucleic acid sequence analysis by NGS. Variant calling is performed with a modified GATK variant caller. Mapping the reads to a genomic reference sequence is performed with a Burrows Wheeler Aligner (BWA) and does not comprise soft clipping. The genomic reference sequence is GRCh37.1 human genome reference. The sequencing method comprises emulsion PCR (emPCR), rolling circle amplification, or solid-phase amplification. In some embodiments, the solid-phase amplification is clonal bridge amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated
    Inventor: Christopher Elzinga
  • Publication number: 20160253452
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for determining the clinical significance of a genetic variant. The methods entail determining, for the variant, (a) a function score based on known impact of the variant on a biological function of a cell or protein, (b) a frequency score based on the frequency of the variant in a population, (c) a co-occurrence score based on how the variant co-occurs with a reference variant having known clinical significance relating to a clinical disease or condition, and (d) a family segregation score based on how the variant segregates with a disease or condition in a family; and aggregating, on a computer, the function score, the frequency score, the co-occurrence score, the family segregation score to generate a clinical significance score indicating the clinical significance of the genetic variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Athena Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Izabela KARBASSI, Christopher ELZINGA, Glenn MASTON, Joseph HIGGINS, Sat DEV BATISH, Christina DIVINCENZO, Michele MCCARTHY, Jennifer LAPIERRE, Felicita DUBOIS, Katelyn MEDEIROS, Jeffery JONES, Corey BRAASTAD