Patents by Inventor Francois Vigneault

Francois Vigneault 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: 20200347381
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for high-throughput, single cell analyses are provided. The methods and compositions can be used for analysis of genomes and transcriptomes, as well as antibody discovery, HLA typing, haplotyping and drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 10752895
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for high-throughput, single cell analyses are provided. The methods and compositions can be used for analysis of genomes and transcriptomes, as well as antibody discovery, HLA typing, haplotyping and drug discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 10731212
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for targeted sequencing of polynucleotides with high accuracy and low amplification and sequencing errors and bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Donahue, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20200239955
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. The methods and compositions can be used to pair any two sequences originating from a single cell, such as heavy and light chain antibody sequences, alpha and beta chain T-cell receptor sequences, or gamma and delta chain T-cell receptor sequences, for antibody and T-cell receptor discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Christopher Ryan Clouser, Stephen Jacob Goldfless, Sonia Timberlake
  • Publication number: 20200095704
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for determining and/or monitoring the immune state of an individual are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault, Uri Laserson, Ido Bachelet
  • Publication number: 20200088725
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for single cell characterization using affinity-oligonucleotide conjugates. Provided herein are methods and compositions for single cell charaterization using tetramer-oligonucleotide conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian Wrangham BRIGGS, Stephen J. GOLDFLESS, Brian J. BELMONT
  • Patent number: 10590483
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. The methods and compositions can be used to pair any two sequences originating from a single cell, such as heavy and light chain antibody sequences, alpha and beta chain T-cell receptor sequences, or gamma and delta chain T-cell receptor sequences, for antibody and T-cell receptor discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Christopher Ryan Clouser, Stephen Jacob Goldfless, Sonia Timberlake
  • Publication number: 20200080144
    Abstract: A method of sequencing nucleic acids is provided using sequencing by ligation and/or sequencing by hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: George M. Church, Richard C. Terry, Frederic Vigneault, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20200048630
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. In some aspects, such methods may comprise steps of: (a) forming a plurality of first vessels each comprising: (i) a single cell, and (ii) a single solid support; (b) copying onto the single solid support: (i) a first copy of a first cell polynucleotide from the single cell, and (ii) a second copy of a second cell polynucleotide from the single cell; (c) forming a plurality of second vessels each comprising (i) a single solid support from the plurality of first vessels, and (ii) a barcoded polynucleotide; and (d) amplifying (i) the first copy and the second copy with a first primer set, and (ii) the barcode with a second primer set, wherein a primer of the first primer set is complementary to a primer of the second set; and (e) forming first and second single cell barcoded sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian Wrangham BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 10501791
    Abstract: A method of sequencing nucleic acids is provided using sequencing by ligation and/or sequencing by hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventors: George M. Church, Richard C. Terry, Frederic Vigneault, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20190360045
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for targeted sequencing of polynucleotides with high accuracy and low amplification and sequencing errors and bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: William Donahue, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 10421999
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for targeted sequencing of polynucleotides with high accuracy and low amplification and sequencing errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Donahue, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20190264198
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. The methods and compositions can be used to heavy and light chain antibody sequences originating from a single cell, antibody discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian Wrangham BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 10393743
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for single cell characterization using affinity-oligonucleotide conjugates, including tetramer-oligonucleotide conjugates (e.g., pMHC-oligonucleotide). In some aspects, such methods may comprise the steps of: forming a vessel comprising an affinity-oligonucleotide conjugate and a T cell; attaching a vessel barcoded polynucleotide or complement thereof to: (a) an oligonucleotide portion of a pMHC-oligonucleotide conjugate, and (b) a T cell receptor (TCR) polynucleotide originating from the T cell; and sequencing the oligonucleotide portion or a complement thereof and the TCR polynucleotide or a complement thereof. Additional methods provided herein include determining the binding affinity of a T cell receptor (TCR) to a pMHC-oligonucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Brian J. Belmont
  • Patent number: 10392614
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. In some aspects, such methods may comprise producing a plurality of cDNAs from a plurality of polynucleotides, wherein at least one polynucleotide encodes a heavy and/or light chain, from a plurality of immune cells from a biological sample. Producing a plurality of cDNAs may comprise reverse transcription and template switching, such as to form a plurality of uniquely barcoded cDNAs. Methods described herein further comprise amplifying the plurality of uniquely barcoded cDNAs, thereby forming a library, and sequencing one or more of the sequences of the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs
  • Patent number: 10392726
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for determining and/or monitoring the immune state of an individual are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault, Uri Laserson, Ido Bachelet
  • Publication number: 20190161750
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for high-throughput, single cell analyses are provided. The methods and compositions can be used for analysis of genomes and transcriptomes, as well as antibody discovery, HLA typing, haplotyping and drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 10246703
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for high-throughput, single cell analyzes are provided. The methods and compositions can be used for analysis of genomes and transcriptomes, as well as antibody discovery, HLA typing, haplotyping and drug discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20190048067
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel anti-HIV antibodies that can be used in the treatment and detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These antibodies exhibit a high degree of sensitivity and can provide a broad range of specificity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Sonia Timberlake
  • Publication number: 20190025299
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for high-throughput T-cell receptor target identification of natively paired T-cell receptor sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Brian J. Belmont