Patents by Inventor Hugh E. Olsen

Hugh E. Olsen 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: 20250136971
    Abstract: Provided are methods of producing size-selected nucleic acid libraries. The methods include contacting a nucleic acid sample and a nucleic acid binding reagent including an affinity tag, under conditions in which nucleic acids of less than a desired length are substantially bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent and nucleic acids of the desired length are substantially not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent. The conditions include the duration of the contacting, the concentration of the nucleic acid binding reagent, or both. The methods further include separating, using the affinity tag, the nucleic acids of less than the desired length bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent from the nucleic acids of the desired length not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent, to produce a size-selected nucleic acid library. Compositions and kits that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
  • Patent number: 11999948
    Abstract: Provided are methods of producing size-selected nucleic acid libraries. The methods include contacting a nucleic acid sample and a nucleic acid binding reagent including an affinity tag, under conditions in which nucleic acids of less than a desired length are substantially bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent and nucleic acids of the desired length are substantially not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent. The conditions include the duration of the contacting, the concentration of the nucleic acid binding reagent, or both. The methods further include separating, using the affinity tag, the nucleic acids of less than the desired length bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent from the nucleic acids of the desired length not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent, to produce a size-selected nucleic acid library. Compositions and kits that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
  • Publication number: 20180320168
    Abstract: Provided are methods of producing size-selected nucleic acid libraries. The methods include contacting a nucleic acid sample and a nucleic acid binding reagent including an affinity tag, under conditions in which nucleic acids of less than a desired length are substantially bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent and nucleic acids of the desired length are substantially not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent. The conditions include the duration of the contacting, the concentration of the nucleic acid binding reagent, or both. The methods further include separating, using the affinity tag, the nucleic acids of less than the desired length bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent from the nucleic acids of the desired length not bound to the nucleic acid binding reagent, to produce a size-selected nucleic acid library. Compositions and kits that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
  • Publication number: 20150031024
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed provides for devices, reagents, and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. Of particular note is the use of reagents to rapidly sequence a polynucleotide. The invention is of particular use in the fields of forensic biology, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Mark A. Akeson
  • Patent number: 7060507
    Abstract: Targeted molecular bar codes and methods for using the same are provided. The subject targeted molecular bar codes include a molecular bar code and a member of a specific binding pair, where the specific binding pair member is generally bonded to the bar code through a linking group. The subject molecular bar code may be read during translocation through a single nano-meter scale pore. The subject targeted molecular bar codes find use in a variety of different applications involving analyte detection, such as screening and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark Akeson, David W. Deamer, Wenonah Vercoutere, Hugh E. Olsen, Rebecca Braslau, Bakthan Singaram, Derek Steiner, Frank Cappuccio
  • Patent number: 6465193
    Abstract: Targeted molecular bar codes and methods for using the same are provided. The subject targeted molecular bar codes include a molecular bar code and a member of a specific binding pair, where the specific binding pair member is generally bonded to the bar code through a linking group. The subject molecular bar code may be read during translocation through a single nano-meter scale pore. The subject targeted molecular bar codes find use in a variety of different applications involving analyte detection, such as screening and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark Akeson, David W. Deamer, Wenonah Vercoutere, Hugh E. Olsen, Rebecca Braslau, Bakthan Singaram, Derek Steiner, Frank Cappuccio
  • Publication number: 20020142344
    Abstract: Targeted molecular bar codes and methods for using the same are provided. The subject targeted molecular bar codes include a molecular bar code and a member of a specific binding pair, where the specific binding pair member is generally bonded to the bar code through a linking group. The subject molecular bar code may be read during translocation through a single nano-meter scale pore. The subject targeted molecular bar codes find use in a variety of different applications involving analyte detection, such as screening and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: MARK AKESON, DAVID W. DEAMER, WENONAH VERCOUTERE, HUGH E. OLSEN, REBECCA BRASLAU, BAKTHAN SINGARAM, DEREK STEINER, FRANK CAPPUCCUI