Patents by Inventor Christopher Emig
Christopher Emig 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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Patent number: 11268115Abstract: In a method for generating an elongated nucleic acid molecule, a nucleic acid addition of a first nucleic acid molecule attached to a first 3? or 5? protecting group to a nucleic acid immobilized on a surface produces an intermediate-length immobilized nucleic acid. The first protecting group is dissociated from the first nucleic acid molecule. A second nucleic acid molecule that is attached to a second associated a 3? or 5? associated protecting group is added to the intermediate-length nucleic acid. The second associated protecting group is dissociated from the second nucleic acid molecule. A sequentially-extended elongated immobilized nucleic acid molecule having a desired sequence and length is produced by sequentially extending the intermediate-length immobilized nucleic acid by adding additional nucleic acid molecules with associated protecting groups to the intermediate-length nucleic acid and dissociating the associated protecting group after each addition.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20170137858Abstract: In a method for generating an elongated nucleic acid molecule, a nucleic acid addition of a first nucleic acid molecule attached to a first 3? or 5? protecting group to a nucleic acid immobilized on a surface produces an intermediate-length immobilized nucleic acid. The first protecting group is dissociated from the first nucleic acid molecule. A second nucleic acid molecule that is attached to a second associated a 3? or 5? associated protecting group is added to the intermediate-length nucleic acid. The second associated protecting group is dissociated from the second nucleic acid molecule. A sequentially-extended elongated immobilized nucleic acid molecule having a desired sequence and length is produced by sequentially extending the intermediate-length immobilized nucleic acid by adding additional nucleic acid molecules with associated protecting groups to the intermediate-length nucleic acid and dissociating the associated protecting group after each addition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 9499848Abstract: In a method for generating a long nucleic acid molecule, nucleic acids immobilized on a surface and having overlapping complementary sequences is released into solution. The overlapping complementary sequences are hybridized to form hybridized nucleic acids, followed by extension or ligation of the hybridized nucleic acids to synthesize the long nucleic acid molecule. The nucleic acids may comprise first and second series of nucleic acids having redundant overlapping sequences, wherein nucleic acids from the first and second series are complementary to each other. The complementary nucleic acids are hybridized to form the hybridized nucleic acids. The generated long nucleic acid molecule may have a predetermined sequence element, and it may be introduced into a system wherein the predetermined sequence element is required for replication, such that replication of the synthesized long nucleic acid molecule is indicative of the presence of the predetermined sequence element in the long nucleic acid molecule.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20130323722Abstract: In a method for generating a long nucleic acid molecule, nucleic acids immobilized on a surface and having overlapping complementary sequences is released into solution. The overlapping complementary sequences are hybridized to form hybridized nucleic acids, followed by extension or ligation of the hybridized nucleic acids to synthesize the long nucleic acid molecule. The nucleic acids may comprise first and second series of nucleic acids having redundant overlapping sequences, wherein nucleic acids from the first and second series are complementary to each other. The complementary nucleic acids are hybridized to form the hybridized nucleic acids. The generated long nucleic acid molecule may have a predetermined sequence element, and it may be introduced into a system wherein the predetermined sequence element is required for replication, such that replication of the synthesized long nucleic acid molecule is indicative of the presence of the predetermined sequence element in the long nucleic acid molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 8507226Abstract: In a method for synthesizing a pool of nucleic acid molecules, a first nucleic acid has a first 5? region and a first 3? region and a second nucleic acid has a second 5? region and a second 3? region. The second 3? region and the first 5? region have identical nucleic acid sequences. The first 3? region is hybridized with an oligonucleotide, extending the hybridized oligonucleotide and producing a first extension product having a 3? region complementary to the first 5? region. The second nucleic acid is hybridized with the first extension product to hybridize the 3? region of the first extension product to the second 3? region, extending the 3? region of the first extension product and producing a second extension product having a 3? region complementary to the second 5? region. Error-containing molecules are separated from error-free molecules by a component that selects for a sequence error.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20130005612Abstract: A method for synthesizing a nucleic acid having a desired sequence and length comprises providing a solid support having an immobilized nucleic acid, performing a nucleic acid addition reaction to elongate the immobilized nucleic acid by adding a nucleotide or an oligonucleotide attached to a protecting group to the nucleic acid, determining whether the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide is added to the nucleic acid, removing the protecting group, and continuing until the immobilized nucleic acid has a desired sequence and length.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20120264653Abstract: In a method for synthesizing a pool of nucleic acid molecules, a first nucleic acid has a first 5? region and a first 3? region and a second nucleic acid has a second 5? region and a second 3? region. The second 3? region and the first 5? region have identical nucleic acid sequences. The first 3? region is hybridized with an oligonucleotide, extending the hybridized oligonucleotide and producing a first extension product having a 3? region complementary to the first 5? region. The second nucleic acid is hybridized with the first extension product to hybridize the 3? region of the first extension product to the second 3? region, extending the 3? region of the first extension product and producing a second extension product having a 3? region complementary to the second 5? region. Error-containing molecules are separated from error-free molecules by a component that selects for a sequence error.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 8263335Abstract: A method for synthesizing a nucleic acid having a desired sequence and length comprises providing a solid support having an immobilized nucleic acid, performing a nucleic acid addition reaction to elongate the immobilized nucleic acid by adding a nucleotide or an oligonucleotide to the nucleic acid, determining whether the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide is added to the nucleic acid by detecting whether there is an increase in electrophoretic force applied to the solid support when an electric field and a magnetic field gradient are applied to the support, wherein the increase in electrophoretic force applied to the support is caused by adding the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide to the nucleic acid, repeating the addition reaction and determination steps if the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide is not added to the nucleic acid, and continuing until the immobilized nucleic acid has a desired sequence and length.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 8206952Abstract: In a method for synthesizing a long nucleic acid molecule, a first immobilized nucleic acid has a first 5? region and a first 3? region and a second immobilized nucleic acid has a second 5? region and a second 3? region. The second 3? region and the first 5? region have identical nucleic acid sequences. An oligonucleotide is hybridized to the first 3? region, extending the hybridized oligonucleotide and producing a first extension product having a 3? region that is complementary to the first 5? region. The 3? region of the first extension product is hybridized to the second 3? region, extending the 3? region of the first extension product and producing a synthesized nucleic acid molecule having a 3? region that is complementary to the second 5? region, wherein the synthesized nucleic acid molecule has a sequence complementary to the first and second 3? and 5? regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20110201057Abstract: A method for synthesizing a nucleic acid having a desired sequence and length comprises providing a solid support having an immobilized nucleic acid, performing a nucleic acid addition reaction to elongate the immobilized nucleic acid by adding a nucleotide or an oligonucleotide to the nucleic acid, determining whether the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide is added to the nucleic acid by detecting whether there is an increase in electrophoretic force applied to the solid support when an electric field and a magnetic field gradient are applied to the support, wherein the increase in electrophoretic force applied to the support is caused by adding the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide to the nucleic acid, repeating the addition reaction and determination steps if the nucleotide or the oligonucleotide is not added to the nucleic acid, and continuing until the immobilized nucleic acid has a desired sequence and length.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20110124055Abstract: In a method for synthesizing a long nucleic acid molecule, a first immobilized nucleic acid has a first 5? region and a first 3? region and a second immobilized nucleic acid has a second 5? region and a second 3? region, wherein the second 3? region and the first 5? region have identical nucleic acid sequences. The first immobilized nucleic acid is hybridized with an oligonucleotide under conditions promoting hybridization of the oligonucleotide to the first 3? region, extending the hybridized oligonucleotide and producing a first extension product having a 3? region that is complementary to the first 5? region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 7932025Abstract: This invention generally relates to nucleic acid synthesis, in particular DNA synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of long nucleic acid molecules with precise user control over sequence content. This invention also relates to the prevention and/or removal of errors within nucleic acid molecules.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Patent number: 7879580Abstract: This invention generally relates to nucleic acid synthesis, in particular DNA synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of long nucleic acid molecules with precise user control over sequence content. This invention also relates to the prevention and/or removal of errors within nucleic acid molecules.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Peter A. Carr, Brian Y. Chow, Joseph M. Jacobson, David W. Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20070207487Abstract: In a method for creating polymer arrays through photoelectrochemically modulated acid/base/radical generation for combinatorial synthesis, electrochemical synthesis is guided by a spatially modulated light source striking a semiconductor in an electrolyte solution. A substrate having at its surface at least one photoelectrode that is proximate to at least one molecule bearing at least one chemical functional group is provided, along with a reagent-generating chemistry co-localized with the chemical functional group and capable of generating reagents when subjected to a potential above a threshold. An input potential is then applied to the photoelectrode that exceeds the threshold in the presence of light and that does not exceed the threshold in the absence of light, causing the transfer of electrons to or from the substrate, and creating a patterned substrate. The process is repeated until a polymer array of desired size is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Christopher Emig, Brian Chow, Joseph Jacobson
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Publication number: 20050255477Abstract: This invention generally relates to nucleic acid synthesis, in particular DNA synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of long nucleic acid molecules with precise user control over sequence content. This invention also relates to the prevention and/or removal of errors within nucleic acid molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Peter Carr, Brian Chow, Joseph Jacobson, David Mosley, Christopher Emig
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Publication number: 20050227235Abstract: This invention generally relates to nucleic acid synthesis, in particular DNA synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of long nucleic acid molecules with precise user control over sequence content. This invention also relates to the prevention and/or removal of errors within nucleic acid molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Peter Carr, Brian Chow, Joseph Jacobson, David Mosley, Christopher Emig