Patents by Inventor Mark A. Akeson
Mark A. Akeson 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).
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Publication number: 20250136971Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
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Publication number: 20240376540Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen
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Publication number: 20240352517Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen
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Patent number: 12054775Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Kate Lieberman, Noah A. Wilson
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Patent number: 11999948Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
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Patent number: 11970738Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
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Publication number: 20220396758Abstract: Described herein is a device and method for translocating a protein through a nanopore and monitoring electronic changes caused by different amino acids in the protein. The device comprises a nanopore in a membrane, an amplifier for providing a voltage between the cis side and trans side of the membrane, and an NTP driven unfoldase which processed the protein to be trans-located. The exemplified unfoldase is the ClpX unfoldase from E. coli.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey M. NIVALA, Douglas B. MARKS, Mark A. AKESON
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Publication number: 20210189482Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
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Publication number: 20210071239Abstract: Disclosed are methods for polynucleotide sequencing that detect the location of selected nucleobases with greater precision. The methods can be used to determine the location and nature of modified bases in a polynucleotide, that is, non-canonical bases, or to improve accuracy of sequencing of “problem” regions of DNA sequencing such as homopolymers, GC rich areas, etc. The sequencing method exemplified is nanopore sequencing. Nanopore sequencing is used to generate a unique signal at a point in a polynucleotide sequence where an abasic site (AP site, or apurinic or apyrimidinic site) exists. As part of the method, an abasic site is specifically created enzymatically using a DNA glycosylase that recognizes a pre-determined nucleobase species and cleaves the N-glycosidic bond to release only that base, leaving an AP site in its place.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Miten Jain, Hugh Edward Olsen, Mark A. Akeson
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Publication number: 20200325535Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Kate Lieberman, Noah A. Wilson
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Patent number: 10760117Abstract: Disclosed are methods for polynucleotide sequencing that detect the location of selected nucleobases with greater precision. The methods can be used to determine the location and nature of modified bases in a polynucleotide, that is, non-canonical bases, or to improve accuracy of sequencing of “problem” regions of DNA sequencing such as homopolymers, GC rich areas, etc. The sequencing method exemplified is nanopore sequencing. Nanopore sequencing is used to generate a unique signal at a point in a polynucleotide sequence where an abasic site (AP site, or apurinic or apyrimidinic site) exists. As part of the method, an abasic site is specifically created enzymatically using a DNA glycosylase that recognizes a pre-determined nucleobase species and cleaves the N-glycosidic bond to release only that base, leaving an AP site in its place.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Miten Jain, Hugh Edward Olsen, Mark A. Akeson
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Patent number: 10344327Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
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Patent number: 10208342Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, Kate Lieberman
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Patent number: 10202645Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Mark A. Akeson, Daniel Branton, David W. Deamer, Seiko L. Endo
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Patent number: 10196688Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
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Publication number: 20180320168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Hugh E. Olsen, Miten Jain, Mark A. Akeson
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Patent number: 10081835Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, William B. Dunbar, Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen, Noah A. Wilson
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Publication number: 20180258474Abstract: Disclosed are methods for polynucleotide sequencing that detect the location of selected nucleobases with greater precision. The methods can be used to determine the location and nature of modified bases in a polynucleotide, that is, non-canonical bases, or to improve accuracy of sequencing of “problem” regions of DNA sequencing such as homopolymers, GC rich areas, etc. The sequencing method exemplified is nanopore sequencing. Nanopore sequencing is used to generate a unique signal at a point in a polynucleotide sequence where an abasic site (AP site, or apurinic or apyrimidinic site) exists. As part of the method, an abasic site is specifically created enzymatically using a DNA glycosylase that recognizes a pre-determined nucleobase species and cleaves the N-glycosidic bond to release only that base, leaving an AP site in its place.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Miten Jain, Hugh Edward Olsen, Mark A. Akeson
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Patent number: 10059988Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, Seico Benner, William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Kathy Lieberman, Robin Abu-Shumays, Nicholas Hurt
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Publication number: 20180023137Abstract: Devices 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 are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: William B. Dunbar, Noah A. Wilson, Mark A. Akeson, David W. Deamer, Kate Lieberman