Patents by Inventor Kevin Jay LeVan

Kevin Jay LeVan 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).

  • DNA sequence assembly methods of short reads
    Patent number: 8271206
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the automated assembly of DNA sequence data into contiguous DNA segments using a computer a system. DNA sequence data is entered into the system. The system indexes and groups a plurality of DNA fragment reads utilizing an anchor sequence and consolidates the fragments into larger sequences by merging the fragment reads within a group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: SoftGenetics LLC
    Inventors: Changsheng Jonathan Liu, Yiqiong Wu, Kevin Jay LeVan
  • DNA Sequence Assembly Methods of Short Reads
    Publication number: 20090318310
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the automated assembly of DNA sequence data into contiguous DNA segments using a computer a system. DNA sequence data is entered into the system. The system indexes and groups a plurality of DNA fragment reads utilizing an anchor sequence and consolidates the fragments into larger sequences by merging the fragment reads within a group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SOFTGENETICS LLC
    Inventors: Changsheng Jonathan Liu, Yiqiong Wu, Kevin Jay LeVan