Patents by Inventor Matthew Watts

Matthew Watts 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: 20250109389
    Abstract: Described herein are fusion proteins along with compositions and systems comprising a fusion protein. Also described herein are methods of using and/or producing a fusion protein such as methods of using a fusion protein for modifying or editing a target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Nathaniel Allen Wesley, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Patent number: 12263859
    Abstract: A system for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle includes a detection module configured to detect an object in a path of a vehicle, and a control module in communication with the detection module. The control module is configured to receive vehicle data from one or more vehicle sensors, determine a height of the detected object, determine a ground clearance of the vehicle based on the received vehicle data, and in response to the height of the detected object being greater than a threshold based on the ground clearance of the vehicle, generate a signal to notify the user of the detected object. Other examples systems and methods for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Milne Allan, Brian K. Saylor, Adam Douglas Stanton, Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20250010153
    Abstract: A golf vehicle including a golf bag support; wherein the golf vehicle is selected from a golf trolley and a golf cart; wherein the golf bag support includes a lower support member; wherein the lower support member includes one of an upwardly projecting locating member and a downwardly extending recess defined by a recess body portion; and wherein the upwardly projecting locating member or the recess body portion comprises a ferromagnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Powakaddy International Limited
    Inventor: Matthew WATT
  • Patent number: 12171681
    Abstract: A brace that includes a body and a sensor device disposed in the body, where the sensor device includes a sensor that is configured to measure at least one parameter associated with a position of the housing. The brace also includes a controller communicably coupled to the sensor device. The controller can be configured to receive a plurality of measurements of the at least one parameter taken by the sensor device. The controller can also be configured to evaluate each measurement of the plurality of measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MiracleFeet
    Inventors: Francesca Nancy Rachel Colloredo-Mansfeld, Christopher Jonathan George Ferris, Thomas Matthew Watts
  • Patent number: 12110517
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptide linkers and fusion proteins comprising linkers designed for optimizing the activity of the proteins comprised therein, and methods for using the same. The invention further relates to newly designed Cas12a-based adenine base editors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20240327811
    Abstract: Described herein are engineered proteins and methods of use of such proteins. Also described herein are complexes, compositions, and systems including engineered proteins of the present invention, each of which may be used for modifying and/or editing a target nucleic acid. An engineered protein of the present invention may be an enzyme and/or may be an RNA-guided DNA-binding protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20240271109
    Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides and methods of use of such polypeptides. Also described herein are complexes, compositions, and systems including polypeptides of the present invention, each of which may be used for modifying and/or editing a target nucleic acid. A polypeptide of the present invention may be an enzyme that generates DNA (e.g., cDNA) from RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew Watts, David Gerhard Schwark
  • Publication number: 20240167045
    Abstract: This invention relates to recombinant nucleic constructs comprising Type V CRISPR-Cas effector proteins, reverse transcriptases and extended guide nucleic acids and methods of use thereof for modifying nucleic acids in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew Watts, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Shai Joshua Lawit, David Schwark
  • Publication number: 20240158804
    Abstract: This invention relates to recombinant nucleic constructs comprising Type V CRISPR-Cas effector proteins, reverse transcriptases and extended guide nucleic acids and methods of use thereof for modifying nucleic acids in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew Watts, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Shai Joshua Lawit, David Schwark
  • Patent number: 11926834
    Abstract: This invention relates to recombinant nucleic constructs comprising Type V CRISPR-Cas effector proteins, reverse transcriptases and extended guide nucleic acids and methods of use thereof for modifying nucleic acids in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew Watts, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Shai Joshua Lawit, David Schwark
  • Publication number: 20240076639
    Abstract: This invention relates to variants of Cas12a nucleases having altered protospacer adjacent motif recognition specificity. The invention further relates to methods of making CRISPR-CAS nuclease variants and methods of modifying nucleic acids using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Patent number: 11866745
    Abstract: This invention relates to variants of Cas12a nucleases having altered protospacer adjacent motif recognition specificity. The invention further relates to methods of making CRISPR-CAS nuclease variants and methods of modifying nucleic acids using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20240002821
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptide linkers and fusion proteins comprising linkers designed for optimizing the activity of the proteins comprised therein, and methods for using the same. The invention further relates to newly designed Cas12a-based adenine base editors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20230383271
    Abstract: Described herein are engineered proteins and methods of use of such proteins. Also described herein are complexes, compositions, and systems including engineered proteins of the present invention, each of which may be used for modifying and/or editing a target nucleic acid. An engineered protein of the present invention may be an enzyme and/or may be an RNA-guided DNA-binding protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20230284577
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying an endogenous nucleic acid encoding a Phytochrome A (PHYA) polypeptide for suppression of the shade avoidance response in plants. The invention further relates to plants produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Julius Mojica, Joseph Matthew Watts, Molian Deng, Thomas Louis Slewinski
  • Patent number: 11718838
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptide linkers and fusion proteins comprising linkers designed for optimizing the activity of the proteins comprised therein, and methods for using the same. The invention further relates to newly designed Cas12a-based adenine base editors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services. Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Patent number: 11708568
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptide linkers and fusion proteins comprising linkers designed for optimizing the activity of the proteins comprised therein, and methods for using the same. The invention further relates to newly designed Cas12a-based cytosine base editors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Leigh Guffy, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20230183726
    Abstract: This invention relates to CRISPR-Cas nucleases codon optimized for expression in plants and nucleic acid constructs encoding base editors comprising a CRISPR-Cas nuclease and a deaminase domain, wherein the nucleic acid constructs are optimized for expression in a plant. The invention further relates to methods of modifying nucleic acids using the nucleic acid constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel Graham, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20230114342
    Abstract: This invention relates to CRISPR-Cas nucleases codon optimized for expression in plants and nucleic acid constructs encoding base editors comprising a CRISPR-Cas nuclease and a deaminase domain, wherein the nucleic acid constructs are optimized for expression in a plant. The invention further relates to methods of modifying nucleic acids using the nucleic acid constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel Graham, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Joseph Matthew Watts
  • Patent number: 11591607
    Abstract: This invention relates to CRISPR-Cas nucleases codon optimized for expression in plants and nucleic acid constructs encoding base editors comprising a CRISPR-Cas nuclease and a deaminase domain, wherein the nucleic acid constructs are optimized for expression in a plant. The invention further relates to methods of modifying nucleic acids using the nucleic acid constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Graham, Aaron Hummel, Yongjoo Kim, Joseph Matthew Watts