Patents by Inventor Mark Brigham

Mark Brigham 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035007
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Silvana KONERMANN, Alexandro TREVINO, Mark BRIGHAM, Fei RAN, Patrick HSU, Chie-yu LIN, Osamu NUREKI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Feng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11597919
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Silvana Konermann, Alexandro Trevino, Mark Brigham, Fei Ran, Patrick Hsu, Chie-yu Lin, Osamu Nureki, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200115687
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Silvana KONERMANN, Alexandro TREVINO, Mark BRIGHAM, Fei RAN, Patrick HSU, Chie-yu LIN, Osamu NUREKI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Feng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10550372
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Silvana Konermann, Alexandro Trevino, Mark Brigham, Fei Ran, Patrick Hsu, Chie-yu Lin, Osamu Nureki, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190390204
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20190203212
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20170166903
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Espi Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20160355797
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Silvana Konermann, Alexandro Trevino, Mark Brigham, Fei Ran, Patrick Hsu, Chie-yu Lin, Osamu Nureki, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150291966
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Espi Sanjana