Patents by Inventor Ginger Tomberlin

Ginger Tomberlin 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).

  • ENGINEERED MEGANUCLEASES THAT TARGET HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES
    Publication number: 20240084276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant meganucleases engineered to recognize and cleave a recognition sequence present in the human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The disclosure further relates to the use of such recombinant meganucleases in methods for producing genetically-modified eukaryotic cells, and to a population of genetically-modified eukaryotic cells wherein the mtDNA has been having modified or edited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Precision Biosciences, Inc., University of Miami
    Inventors: James Jefferson Smith, Ginger Tomberlin, John Morris, Wendy Shoop, Carlos T. Moraes
  • Engineered meganucleases that target human mitochondrial genomes
    Patent number: 11866747
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant meganucleases engineered to recognize and cleave a recognition sequence present in the human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The disclosure further relates to the use of such recombinant meganucleases in methods for producing genetically-modified eukaryotic cells, and to a population of genetically-modified eukaryotic cells wherein the mtDNA has been having modified or edited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: University of Miami, Precision BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: James Jefferson Smith, Ginger Tomberlin, John Morris, Wendy Shoop, Carlos T. Moraes
  • ENGINEERED MEGANUCLEASES THAT TARGET HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES
    Publication number: 20230295590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant meganucleases engineered to recognize and cleave a recognition sequence present in the human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The disclosure further relates to the use of such recombinant meganucleases in methods for producing genetically-modified eukaryotic cells, and to a population of genetically-modified eukaryotic cells wherein the mtDNA has been having modified or edited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: James Jefferson Smith, Ginger Tomberlin, John Morris, Wendy Shoop, Carlos T. Moraes