Patents by Inventor Joel Pel

Joel Pel 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: 10975421
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Quantum-Si Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel
  • Patent number: 10961573
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Boreal Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Patent number: 10961568
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Boreal Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Publication number: 20210087622
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Patent number: 10829813
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Boreal Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Patent number: 10829800
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating, concentrating and/or detecting molecules based on differences in binding affinity to a probe are provided. The molecules may be differentially modified. The molecules may be differentially methylated nucleic acids. The methods can be used in fields such as epigenetics or oncology to selectively concentrate or detect the presence of specific biomolecules or differentially modified biomolecules, to provide diagnostics for disorders such as fetal genetic disorders, to detect biomarkers in cancer, organ failure, disease states, infection or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Joel Pel, Jason Donald Thompson, Gosuke Shibahara
  • Patent number: 10801059
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Boreal Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Patent number: 10738351
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Quantum-Si Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel
  • Publication number: 20190338342
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating, concentrating and/or detecting molecules based on differences in binding affinity to a probe are provided. The molecules may be differentially modified. The molecules may be differentially methylated nucleic acids. The methods can be used in fields such as epigenetics or oncology to selectively concentrate or detect the presence of specific biomolecules or differentially modified biomolecules, to provide diagnostics for disorders such as fetal genetic disorders, to detect biomarkers in cancer, organ failure, disease states, infection or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Joel Pel, Jason Donald Thompson, Gosuke Shibahara
  • Publication number: 20190300942
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to capturing, amplifying, and sequencing nucleic acids. In certain embodiments, copies of the sense and antisense strands of a duplex template nucleic acid are captured using linked capture probes and multiple binding and extension steps to improve specificity over traditional single binding target capture techniques. Methods of seeding sequencing clusters with sense and antisense strands of a target nucleic acid are also disclosed including identifying the strands using sense-specific barcodes and confirming base calls using two sense-specific sequencing reads. Linked adapters may be used to increase adapter ligation selectively or efficiency and yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Joel Pel
  • Patent number: 10400266
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating, concentrating and/or detecting molecules based on differences in binding affinity to a probe are provided. The molecules may be differentially modified. The molecules may be differentially methylated nucleic acids. The methods can be used in fields such as epigenetics or oncology to selectively concentrate or detect the presence of specific biomolecules or differentially modified biomolecules, to provide diagnostics for disorders such as fetal genetic disorders, to detect biomarkers in cancer, organ failure, disease states, infection or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Joel Pel, Jason Donald Thompson, Gosuke Shibahara
  • Publication number: 20190264273
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Publication number: 20190249234
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Quantum-Si Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel
  • Publication number: 20190210641
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Quantum-Si Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel
  • Patent number: 10337054
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Quantum-Si Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel
  • Publication number: 20190185916
    Abstract: The invention includes methods and apparatus for separating mutations, especially rare and unknown mutations, using heteroduplex binding proteins. Nucleic acids may optionally be nicked at or near the mutation in order to promote heteroduplex binding protein recognition and binding. In particular, using the disclosed methods, it is possible to separate heteroduplexed nucleic acid strand pair from homoduplexed nucleic acid strand pairs having similar sequences and being at a much higher concentration. Once the heteroduplexed nucleic acids are isolated and recovered, it is straightforward to analyze the sequences of the heteroduplexed nucleic acids, e.g., using sequencing or hybrid assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Milenko Despotovic, Matthew Wiggin, Joel Pel
  • Publication number: 20190127788
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Andrea Marziali, Joel Pel
  • Publication number: 20190112654
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Publication number: 20190106729
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali
  • Publication number: 20180298438
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Milenko Despotovic, Joel Pel, Andrea Marziali