Patents by Inventor Daan Witters

Daan Witters 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: 12643084
    Abstract: A miniaturized, automated method for controlled printing of large arrays of nano- to femtoliter droplets by actively transporting mother droplets over hydrophilic-in-hydrophobic (“HIH”) micropatches. The technology uses single or double-plate devices where mother droplets can be actuated and HIH micropatches on one or both plates of the device where the droplets are printed. Due to the selective wettability of the hydrophilic micropatches in a hydrophobic matrix, large nano- to femtoliter droplet arrays are created when mother droplets are transported over the arrays. The parent droplets are moved by various droplet actuation principles. Also, a method using two plates placed one top another while being separated by a spacer. One plate is dedicated to confirming and guiding parent droplets by using hydrophilic patches in a hydrophobic matrix, while the other plate contains HIH arrays for printing of the droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Jeroen Lammertyn, Daan Witters
  • Publication number: 20260125752
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods of use thereof for detecting polynucleotides from and within cells and tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Tung Thanh LE, Ryan SHULTZABERGER, Daan WITTERS
  • Publication number: 20260126354
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, compositions and methods for efficient transfer and analyses of cellular material, tissue samples, such as tissue sections, using tissue transfer hydrogel devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Albert VELASCO ABADIA, Mark KALAJ, Daan WITTERS
  • Patent number: 12600962
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions for sequencing a plurality of template nucleic acids. In an aspect is provided a method of sequencing an overlapping amplification cluster, a method of sequencing different polynucleotide immobilized on a solid support, and a method of sequencing three or more populations of polynucleotides on a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Daan Witters, Niek Van Wietmarschen
  • Patent number: 12590302
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions for detecting a plurality of nucleic acids in a sample including a cell or tissue. The methods may include amplifying nucleic acid molecules in the sample and detecting the amplified nucleic acid molecules in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Niek Van Wietmarschen, Daan Witters
  • Publication number: 20260085350
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for improved sequencing techniques using, for example, polymeric particles and/or three-dimensional structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Eli N. GLEZER, Mohammad Vatankhah VARNOSFADERANI, Daan WITTERS, Vahid KARIMKHANI
  • Publication number: 20260079095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods of use of solid supports useful for tissue adherence and/or retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Yuji Ishitsuka, Zhenmin Hong, Sarthak Duggal, Jaekyung Koh, Daan Witters
  • Publication number: 20260043074
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are novel methods pertaining to nucleic acid amplification and detection. Devices, compositions, and kits for use in such methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Allen LIPSON, Daan WITTERS, Eli N. GLEZER
  • Publication number: 20260028582
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for making surface coatings for tissue adherence and/or retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Hojin KIM, Mark KALAJ, Daan WITTERS
  • Patent number: 12473588
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are novel methods pertaining to nucleic acid amplification and detection. Devices, compositions, and kits for use in such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Lipson, Daan Witters, Eli N. Glezer
  • Patent number: 12460261
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for improved sequencing techniques using, for example, polymeric particles and/or three-dimensional structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Mohammad Vatankhah Varnosfaderani, Daan Witters, Vahid Karimkhani
  • Publication number: 20250250633
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for amplifying a dynamic range of nucleic acid molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Andrew Pawlowski, Michael Lawson, Yuji Ishitsuka, Daan Witters
  • Publication number: 20250188521
    Abstract: Arrays are an important tool in biomedical research, providing a platform that arranges biological samples and enables high-throughput analyses. Delivering breakthroughs in proteomics, multiplexed immunoassays, and complex genomic analyses, arrays (e.g., microarrays and nanoarrays) can be designed to host thousands, millions, or even billions, of features that are subjected to simultaneous reaction conditions. Disclosed herein, inter alia, are degradable nanoparticles, nanoarrays, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Kalaj, Daan Witters
  • Publication number: 20250154555
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions, methods, and kits useful for detecting nucleobase modifications on one or both strands of a double-stranded nucleic acid fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Daan Witters, Eli N. Glezer
  • Publication number: 20250122560
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for improved sequencing techniques using, for example, polymeric particles and/or three-dimensional structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Mohammad Vatankhah Varnosfaderani, Daan Witters, Vahid Karimkhani
  • Patent number: 12227799
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for improved sequencing techniques using, for example, polymeric particles and/or three-dimensional structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Mohammad Vatankhah Varnosfaderani, Daan Witters, Vahid Karimkhani
  • Publication number: 20250027151
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are complexes, kits, and efficient methods of sequencing two strands of a double stranded polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Daan Witters, Allen Lipson, Eli N. Glezer
  • Patent number: 12188088
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for efficient amplification and sequencing of nucleic acid templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli N. Glezer, Daan Witters, Tung Thanh Le
  • Publication number: 20240425919
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for efficient amplification and sequencing of nucleic acid templates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Eli N. GLEZER, Daan WITTERS, Tung Thanh LE
  • Publication number: 20240392369
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for amplification and sequencing of nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Daan Witters, Eli N. Glezer, Andrew King, Sabrina Shore, Ryan Shultzaberger