Patents by Inventor Jillian Banfield

Jillian Banfield 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).

  • RNA-guided nucleic acid modifying enzymes and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11795472
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX proteins, and modified host cells comprising the CasX proteins and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX proteins are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides CasX guide RNAs that bind to and provide sequence specificity to the CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the CasX guide RNAs and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX guide RNAs are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides archaeal Cas9 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same, as well as their associated archaeal Cas9 guide RNAs and nucleic acids encoding same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Doudna, Jillian Banfield, David Burstein, Lucas Benjamin Harrington, Steven C. Strutt
  • RNA-guided nucleic acid modifying enzymes and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10570415
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX proteins, and modified host cells comprising the CasX proteins and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX proteins are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides CasX guide RNAs that bind to and provide sequence specificity to the CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the CasX guide RNAs and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX guide RNAs are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides archaeal Cas9 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same, as well as their associated archaeal Cas9 guide RNAs and nucleic acids encoding same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Doudna, Jillian Banfield, David Burstein, Lucas Benjamin Harrington, Steven C. Strutt
  • RNA-GUIDED NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190276842
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX proteins, and modified host cells comprising the CasX proteins and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX proteins are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides CasX guide RNAs that bind to and provide sequence specificity to the CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the CasX guide RNAs and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX guide RNAs are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides archaeal Cas9 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same, as well as their associated archaeal Cas9 guide RNAs and nucleic acids encoding same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Doudna, Jillian Banfield, David Burstein, Lucas Benjamin Harrington, Steven C. Strutt
  • RNA-GUIDED NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180346927
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX proteins, and modified host cells comprising the CasX proteins and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX proteins are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides CasX guide RNAs that bind to and provide sequence specificity to the CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the CasX guide RNAs and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX guide RNAs are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides archaeal Cas9 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same, as well as their associated archaeal Cas9 guide RNAs and nucleic acids encoding same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Doudna, Jillian Banfield, David Burstein, Lucas Benjamin Harrington, Steven C. Strutt