Patents by Inventor Jonathan Mark Boutell

Jonathan Mark Boutell 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: 9944924
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology and more specifically to methods for capturing and amplifying target polynucleotides on a solid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Niall Anthony Gormley, Allen E. Eckhardt, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20180100192
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods and compositions for concatenating template strands during the bridge amplification process. The methods are useful for surface amplification at improved densities. The methods and compositions provided herein enable creation of clusters which are brighter, but at the same densities as currently achieved using standard cluster amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: lllumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20180037950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology and more specifically to microarrays and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin L. Gunderson, Jingwei Bai, Matthew William Kellinger, John M. Beierle, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Roberto Rigatti, Maria Candelaria Rogert Bacigalupo, Boyan Boyanov, Klaus Maisinger
  • Publication number: 20170342406
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for creating an array of features on a surface based on content transferred from a plurality of beads to the surface. Nucleic acid content can be transferred using a method including the steps of (a) providing a surface having one or more primer oligonucleotides attached to the surface; (b) providing a pool of beads, wherein beads in the pool have a plurality of templates attached thereto, the plurality comprising multiple copies of a single nucleic acid template sequence; (c) arraying the beads onto the surface by hybridizing the templates to the primer oligonucleotides; and (d) extending the primers to produce copies of the templates attached to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20170335380
    Abstract: A method including (a) providing an amplification reagent including an array of sites, and a solution having different target nucleic acids; and (b) reacting the amplification reagent to produce amplification sites each having a clonal population of amplicons from a target nucleic acid from the solution. The reacting can include simultaneously transporting the nucleic acids to the sites at an average transport rate, and amplifying the nucleic acids that transport to the sites at an average amplification rate, wherein the average amplification rate exceeds the average transport rate. The reacting can include producing a first amplicon from a nucleic acid that transports to each of the sites, and producing subsequent amplicons from the nucleic acid or from the first amplicon, wherein the average rate at which the subsequent amplicons are generated exceeds the average rate at which the first amplicon is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Jui Richard Shen, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Kathryn M. Stephens, Mostafa Ronaghi, Kevin L. Gunderson, Bala Murali Venkatesan, M. Shane Bowen, Kandaswamy Vijayan
  • Publication number: 20170298430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sequencing method which allows for increased rates of sequencing and an increase in the density of sequencing data. The system may be based on next generation sequencing methods such as sequencing by synthesis (SBS) but uses multiple primers bound at different positions on the same nucleic acid strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20170298431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology, and more specifically to methods for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: ILUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventor: JONATHAN MARK BOUTELL
  • Patent number: 9758825
    Abstract: Improved compositions, methods, apparatus, and kits for high-throughput nucleic acid amplification, detection and sequencing are disclosed. A nucleic acid cluster having an identifiable center is produced by generating on a solid support an immobilized nucleic acid complement from a template, one of which comprises a detectable label; and amplifying the complement and the template to obtain a nucleic acid cluster on the support, the cluster having a substantially central location marked by the detectable label and a surrounding region comprising immobilized copies. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequence determination in nucleic acid clusters so produced, center position annotation in the clusters, assignment of sequence information to overlapping clusters, and related compositions and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Alan D. Kersey, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Patent number: 9758816
    Abstract: A method including (a) providing an amplification reagent including an array of sites, and a solution having different target nucleic acids; and (b) reacting the amplification reagent to produce amplification sites each having a clonal population of amplicons from a target nucleic acid from the solution. The reacting can include simultaneously transporting the nucleic acids to the sites at an average transport rate, and amplifying the nucleic acids that transport to the sites at an average amplification rate, wherein the average amplification rate exceeds the average transport rate. The reacting can include producing a first amplicon from a nucleic acid that transports to each of the sites, and producing subsequent amplicons from the nucleic acid or from the first amplicon, wherein the average rate at which the subsequent amplicons are generated exceeds the average rate at which the first amplicon is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Jui Richard Shen, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Kathryn M. Stephens, Mostafa Ronaghi, Kevin Gunderson, Bala Murali Venkatesan, M. Shane Bowen, Kandaswamy Vijayan
  • Patent number: 9702002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology, and more specifically to methods for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventor: Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Patent number: 9677132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology and more specifically to methods for capturing and amplifying target polynucleotides on a solid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Niall Anthony Gormley, Allen E. Eckhardt, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Patent number: 9677069
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for creating an array of features on a surface based on content transferred from a plurality of beads to the surface. Nucleic acid content can be transferred using a method including the steps of (a) providing a surface having one or more primer oligonucleotides attached to the surface; (b) providing a pool of beads, wherein beads in the pool have a plurality of templates attached thereto, the plurality comprising multiple copies of a single nucleic acid template sequence; (c) arraying the beads onto the surface by hybridizing the templates to the primer oligonucleotides; and (d) extending the primers to produce copies of the templates attached to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20170145473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imaging template hybridisation for estimating cluster numbers prior to solid phase amplification and sequencing. More particularly, an initial round of imaging is carried out at the single molecule template hybridisation stage which allows a general estimation of cluster numbers prior to clusters being formed. Amplification of the signal allows single molecule imaging to be carried out using standard sequencing imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Isabelle Marie Julia RASOLONJATOVO, Jonathan Mark BOUTELL, Vincent Peter SMITH, Roberto RIGATTI
  • Publication number: 20170137876
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of increasing sequencing accuracy. For example, the methods of the invention use linear amplification to generate a relatively small population of template molecules that may be subsequently amplified into a larger clonal population of DNA molecules for sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Roberto RIGATTI, Jonathan Mark BOUTELL
  • Publication number: 20170029857
    Abstract: Methods for amplifying nucleic acids are provided. The methods can be used to minimise sequence specific bias caused by the preferential amplification of certain nucleic acid sequences. Methods are described which can lower the efficiency of AT rich templates relative to GC rich templates, thereby minimising GC bias during amplification reactions with multiple templates of different sequence. The methods are suited to solid phase amplification, for example, utilising flow cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Min-Jui Richard Shen
  • Publication number: 20170022559
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for detecting multiple different nucleotides in a sample. In particular, the disclosure provides for detection of multiple different nucleotides in a sample utilizing fewer detection moieties than the number of nucleotides being detected and/or fewer imaging events than the number of nucleotides being detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Kain, Xiaohai Liu, Wenyi Feng, Bernard Hirschbein, Helmy A. Eltoukhy, Xiaolin Wu, Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Thomas Joseph, Randall Smith, Min-Jui Richard Shen, Carolyn Tregidgo, Kay Klausing
  • Publication number: 20160376649
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for sequencing nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Jason Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley
  • Patent number: 9469872
    Abstract: Methods for amplifying nucleic acids are provided. The methods can be used to minimize sequence specific bias caused by the preferential amplification of certain nucleic acid sequences. Methods are described which can lower the efficiency of AT rich templates relative to GC rich templates, thereby minimizing GC bias during amplification reactions with multiple templates of different sequence. The methods are suited to solid phase amplification, for example, utilizing flow cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Min-Jui Richard Shen
  • Patent number: 9453258
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for detecting multiple different nucleotides in a sample. In particular, the disclosure provides for detection of multiple different nucleotides in a sample utilizing fewer detection moieties than the number of nucleotides being detected and/or fewer imaging events than the number of nucleotides being detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Illumina, inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Kain, Xiaohai Liu, Wenyi Feng, Bernard Hirschbein, Helmy A. Eltoukhy, Xiaolin Wu, Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Thomas Joseph, Randall Smith, Min-Jui Richard Shen, Carolyn Tregidgo, Kay Klausing
  • Patent number: 9441272
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for sequencing nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Roberto Rigatti, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley