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: 20190024145
    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, for antibody discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, V, Adrian Wrangham BRIGGS, Christopher Ryan CLOUSER, Stephen Jacob GOLDFLESS, Sonia TIMBERLAKE
  • Publication number: 20190025304
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for single cell characterization using affinity-oligonucleotide conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: ABVITRO LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Brian J. Belmont
  • Patent number: 10119134
    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 vessels each comprising a first cell cDNA of a first cell polynucleotide from a single cell and a second cell cDNA of a second cell polynucleotide from the single cell; (b) extending the first cell cDNA that is hybridized to a barcoded polynucleotide comprising a primer binding site sequence and a barcode sequence and a cDNA annealing sequence, or an amplicon thereof; and extending the second cell cDNA that is hybridized to a barcoded polynucleotide comprising a primer binding site sequence and the barcode sequence and a cDNA annealing sequence, or an amplicon thereof; and (c) amplifying the extended first cell cDNA and the extended second cell cDNA with a primer set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs
  • Publication number: 20180274021
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for activated amplification of a single template polynucleotide molecule, such as for cell barcoding and DNA sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Brian J. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20180148715
    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: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20180127743
    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: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian Wrangham BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 9902950
    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: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 9816088
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: AbVitro LLC
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs
  • Publication number: 20170268056
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for single cell characterization using affinity-oligonucleotide conjugates. Provided herein are methods and compositions for single cell characterization using tetramer-oligonucleotide conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Stephen J. Goldfless, Brian J. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20160244825
    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: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Francois Vigneault, Adrian Wrangham Briggs, Christopher Ryan Clouser, Stephen Jacob Goldfless, Sonia Timberlake
  • Publication number: 20160201124
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for targeted sequencing of polynucleotides with high accuracy and low amplification and sequencing errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Donahue, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20160032282
    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: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian WRANGHAM BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 9112924
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communication and data transfer according to various aspects of the present invention include a communication system configured to transfer data to and from a mobile customer device. The communication system may receive customer data for a customer, such as a communication carrier for and a type of remote device. The communication system may include a storage system to store communication information associated with a plurality of wireless carriers and/or device types, such as the wireless carrier and the remote device identified for the user. The communication system may further include a host configured to access the storage system and communicate with the remote device according to the communication information associated with the wireless carrier and/or the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Presence IT, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Gilbert, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20140357500
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding for heavy and IgL pairing if antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: AbVitro, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois VIGNEAULT, Adrian WRANGHAM BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20140349294
    Abstract: A method of sequencing nucleic acids is provided using sequencing by ligation and/or sequencing by hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Richard C. Terry, Frederic Vigneault, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20130296535
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for determining and/or monitoring the immune state of an individual are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault, Uri Laserson, Ido Bachelet
  • Publication number: 20130274117
    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: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: George M. Church, Francois Vigneault
  • Patent number: 8275367
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communication and data transfer according to various aspects of the present invention include a communication system configured to transfer data to and from a mobile customer device. The communication system may receive customer data for a customer, such as a communication carrier for and a type of remote device. The communication system may include a storage system to store communication information associated with a plurality of wireless carriers and/or device types, such as the wireless carrier and the remote device identified for the user. The communication system may further include a host configured to access the storage system and communicate with the remote device according to the communication information associated with the wireless carrier and/or the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Presence IT, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Gilbert, Francois Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20120058521
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for making and using pre-adenylated oligonucleotide sequences are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, François Vigneault, A. Michael Sismour
  • Publication number: 20100062494
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for making and using pre-adenylated oligonucleotide sequences are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Church, François Vigneault, Michael Sismour