Patents by Inventor Fengmei Pi

Fengmei Pi 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: 20250101480
    Abstract: A method for in vitro transcription of a DNA template into RNA includes providing a mixture containing a buffer substance, ribonucleoside triphosphates (NTPs), one or more magnesium salts in a concentration of from about 2 mM to about 60 mM, the DNA template, and a recombinant RNA polymerase, and incubating the reaction mixture at from about 25° C. to about 40° C. for from about 1 hour to about 12 hours thereby producing the RNA. A method for in vitro transcription includes providing a DNA template and a cap analogue that binds to ?1 and/or +1 nucleotides of promoter for in vitro transcription, thus producing more full length mRNAs, allowing for more flexibility on the choice of first mRNA base, and providing+2 position open for custom sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: CHENG-HSIEN WU, FENGMEI PI, ROBERT DEMPCY, SHAMBHAVI SHUBHAM, KRISTINE BIELECKI, AARON BALL, DAN LIU, WENLU ZUO
  • Publication number: 20240368589
    Abstract: A method of preparing a circular RNA includes transcribing a vector to form a precursor RNA, in which the vector includes the following elements operably connected to each other and arranged in the following sequence: a) a 5? element, b) a 3? Group I self-splicing intron fragment containing a 3? splice site dinucleotide, c) none or an element containing an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) and a protein coding region or an element containing a noncoding region, d) a 5? Group I self-splicing intron fragment containing a 5? splice site dinucleotide, and e) a 3? element, in which the 5? element and the 3? element form a stable structure with a Gibbs free energy (?G) from ?190 kcal/mol to ?9.0 kcal/mol, provided that the stable structure is not a duplex with at least 95% base pairing between the 5? element and the 3? element, in which the 3? Group I self-splicing intron fragment and the 5? Group I self-splicing intron fragment form a self-cleaving and self-ligating RNA molecule, thereby generating circular RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: FENGMEI PI, JARRED RENSVOLD, CHENG-HSIEN WU
  • Publication number: 20240060107
    Abstract: A method for in vitro transcription of a DNA template into RNA includes providing a mixture containing a buffer substance, ribonucleoside triphosphates (NTPs), one or more magnesium salts in a concentration of from about 2 mM to about 60 mM, the DNA template, and a recombinant RNA polymerase, and incubating the reaction mixture at from about 25° C. to about 40° C. for from about 1 hour to about 12 hours thereby producing the RNA. A method for in vitro transcription includes providing a DNA template and a cap analogue that binds to ?1 and/or +1 nucleotides of promoter for in vitro transcription, thus producing more full length mRNAs, allowing for more flexibility on the choice of first mRNA base, and providing +2 position open for custom sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien WU, Fengmei PI, Robert DEMPCY, Shambhavi SHUBHAM, Kristine BIELECKI, Aaron BALL
  • Patent number: 11898186
    Abstract: A method for in vitro transcription of a DNA template into RNA includes providing a mixture containing a buffer substance, ribonucleoside triphosphates (NTPs), one or more magnesium salts in a concentration of from about 2 mM to about 60 mM, the DNA template, and a recombinant RNA polymerase, and incubating the reaction mixture at from about 25° C. to about 40° C. for from about 1 hour to about 12 hours thereby producing the RNA. A method for in vitro transcription includes providing a DNA template and a cap analogue that binds to ?1 and/or +1 nucleotides of promoter for in vitro transcription, thus producing more full length mRNAs, allowing for more flexibility on the choice of first mRNA base, and providing +2 position open for custom sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GENSCRIPT USA INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Wu, Fengmei Pi, Robert Dempcy, Shambhavi Shubham, Kristine Bielecki, Aaron Ball
  • Publication number: 20200208157
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising extracellular vesicles, such as exosomes, displaying an RNA nanoparticle on its surface. The RNA nanoparticle can target the extracellular vesicle to a given cell via a targeting moiety. The extracellular vesicle can also comprise a functional moiety, which can be used in treatment or diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Peixuan Guo, Fengmei Pi, Hui Li, Shaoying Wang
  • Patent number: 10590417
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising extracellular vesicles, such as exosomes, displaying an RNA nanoparticle on its surface. The RNA nanoparticle can target the extracellular vesicle to a given cell via a targeting moiety. The extracellular vesicle can also comprise a functional moiety, which can be used in treatment or diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Peixuan Guo, Fengmei Pi, Hui Li, Shaoying Wang
  • Publication number: 20190024085
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising extracellular vesicles, such as exosomes, displaying an RNA nanoparticle on its surface. The RNA nanoparticle can target the extracellular vesicle to a given cell via a targeting moiety. The extracellular vesicle can also comprise a functional moiety, which can be used in treatment or diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Peixuan Guo, Fengmei Pi, Hui Li, Shaoying Wang