Patents by Inventor Howard Reese

Howard Reese 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: 11015220
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Theo Nikiforov, Daniel Mazur, Xinzhan Peng, Tommie Lloyd Lincecum, Yuri Belosludtsev, Howard Reese, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Roman Rozhkov, John Mauro, Joseph Beechem, Eric Tulsky, Imad Naasani, Kari Haley, Joseph Treadway
  • Patent number: 10093972
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Theo Nikiforov, Daniel Mazur, Xinzhan Peng, Tommie Lloyd Lincecum, Yuri Belosludtsev, Howard Reese, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Roman Rozhkov, John Mauro, Joseph Beechem, Eric Tulsky, Imad Naasani, Kari Haley, Joseph Treadway
  • Patent number: 9365838
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Theo Nikiforov, Daniel Mazur, Xinzhan Peng, Tommie Lloyd Lincecum, Yuri Belosludtsev, Howard Reese, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Roman Rozhkov, John Mauro, Joseph Beechem, Eric Tulsky, Imad Naasani, Kari Haley, Joseph Treadway
  • Patent number: 8603792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Theo Nikiforov, Daniel Mazur, Xinzhan Peng, Tommie Lloyd Lincecum, Jr., Yuri Belosludtsev, Howard Reese, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Roman Rozhkov, John M. Mauro, Joseph Beechem, Eric Tulsky, Imad Naasani, Kari Haley, Joseph A. Treadway
  • Publication number: 20110003343
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theo Nikiforov, Daniel Mazur, Xinzhan Peng, Tommie Lloyd Lincecum, JR., Yuri Belosludtsev, Howard Reese, Dmitriy Gremyachinskiy, Roman Rozhkov, John M. Mauro, Joseph Beechem, Eric Tulsky, Imad Naasani, Kari Haley, Joseph A. Treadway
  • Publication number: 20080063794
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved synthetic polymer hydrogel permeation layers for use on active electronic matrix devices for biological assays. The present invention includes methods for forming a permeation layer on an array of microelectrodes including the steps of attaching a linker to the surface of the array and providing a polymerization solution that includes a porogen. The surface of the array is then contacted with the polymerization solution and the polymerization solution is then polymerized on the surface of the array to form a permeation layer that is attached o the surface of the array through the linker. The porogen is then removed from the permeation layer, thereby creating void spaces in the permeation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jainamma Krotz, Daniel Smolko, Howard Reese, Thomas Onofrey, Daguang Wang, Theodore Winger, John Havens
  • Publication number: 20050164283
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved synthetic polymer hydrogel permeation layers for use on active electronic matrix devices for biological assays. The present invention includes methods for forming a permeation layer on an array of microelectrodes including the steps of attaching a linker to the surface of the array by treating the surface with a linker by vapor deposition and providing a polymerization solution that includes at least one monomer having a polymerizable moiety, a modified streptavidin, a surfactant or porogen, and a cross-linking agent. The surface of the array is then contacted with the polymerization solution and the polymerization solution is then polymerized on the surface of the array to form a permeation layer that is attached o the surface of the array through the linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Jainamma Krotz, Daniel Smolko, Howard Reese, Thomas Onofrey, Daguang Wang, Theodore Winger, John Havens