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).
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Publication number: 20260031185Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: January 29, 2026Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Anindya Bhattacharya, Anna Gerasimova, Quoclinh Nguyen, Christopher Elzinga, Edward Moler
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Publication number: 20250232835Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20210313011Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Anindya Bhattacharya, Anna Gerasimova, Quoclinh Nguyen, Christopher Elzinga, Edward Moler
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Publication number: 20200411134Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 10762981Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20180051329Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments IncorporatedInventor: Christopher Elzinga
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Publication number: 20160253452Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: 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