Patents by Inventor Natalie Morrell

Natalie Morrell 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: 20260098256
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments concern methods for determining sequences of interest using improved unique molecular indexes (UMIs) that are uniquely associable with individual polynucleotide fragments. Pools of adapters comprising UMIs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Louise Fraser, Natalie Morrell, Ana Rita Borba, Niall Anthony Gormley, Ming-Hsiang Lee, Sorena Rahmanian, Jennifer Lococo, Danny Chou
  • Patent number: 12570971
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Fan Zhang, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley, Wouter Meuleman, Jacqueline Weir, Avgousta Ioannou, Gareth Jenkins, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell, Dmitry K. Pokholok, Steven J. Norberg, Molly He, Amirali Kia, Igor Goryshin, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20250369157
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to compositions for next generation sequencing and DNA library preparation, and systems and methods for use of the compositions in generating DNA libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Sébastien Ricoult, Natalie Morrell, Johan Basuki, Niall Gormley, Claudia Lee
  • Publication number: 20250333726
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20250197846
    Abstract: In an example of a method, a deoxyribonucleic acid sample is exposed to tagmentation in the presence of a tagmentation buffer including a divalent cation cofactor and a transposase enzyme to generate a tagmented DNA fragment complex. A chelator mixture is added to the tagmented DNA fragment complex. The chelator mixture includes a chelator of the divalent cation cofactor at a weight ratio that is at least 1:1 with the divalent cation cofactor; and has a pH ranging from 8 to 9. The tagmented DNA fragment complex is incubated in the chelator mixture at a temperature of at least 55° C. for at least about 60 seconds, so that the transposase enzyme dissociates from a tagmented DNA fragment of the tagmented DNA fragment complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Karolina Kuna, Natalie Morrell, Niall Anthony Gormley, Andrew Slatter, Carole Anastasi
  • Patent number: 12234451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Patent number: 11873480
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Fan Zhang, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley, Wouter Meuleman, Jacqueline Weir, Avgousta Ioannou, Gareth Jenkins, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell, Dmitry K. Pokholok, Steven J. Norberg, Molly He, Amirali Kia, Igor Goryshin, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20230409629
    Abstract: In an example method, a series of time-based clustering images is generated for a plurality of library fragments from a genome sample. Each time-based clustering image in the series is sequentially generated. To generate each time-based clustering image in the series: i) a respective sample is introduced to a flow cell, the respective sample including contiguity preserved library fragments of the plurality of library fragments, wherein the contiguity preserved library fragments are attached to a solid support or are attached to each other; ii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are released from the solid support or from each other; iii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are amplified to generate a plurality of respective template strands; iv) the respective template strands are stained; and v) the respective template strands are imaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Vicki Thomson
  • Publication number: 20230392142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Patent number: 11714848
    Abstract: In an example method, a series of time-based clustering images is generated for a plurality of library fragments from a genome sample. Each time-based clustering image in the series is sequentially generated. To generate each time-based clustering image in the series: i) a respective sample is introduced to a flow cell, the respective sample including contiguity preserved library fragments of the plurality of library fragments, wherein the contiguity preserved library fragments are attached to a solid support or are attached to each other; ii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are released from the solid support or from each other; iii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are amplified to generate a plurality of respective template strands; iv) the respective template strands are stained; and v) the respective template strands are imaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Vicki Thomson
  • Patent number: 11708573
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20220403376
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods and compositions surface-based tagmentation. In particular embodiments, methods of preparing an immobilized library of fragmented and tagged DNA molecules on a solid surface are presented. In particular embodiments, the solid surface comprises immobilized transposomes in a dried format, suitable for reconstitution upon contact with liquid, such as a liquid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Niall Anthony Gormley, Avgousta Ioannou, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell
  • Patent number: 11453875
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods and compositions surface-based tagmentation. In particular embodiments, methods of preparing an immobilized library of fragmented and tagged DNA molecules on a solid surface are presented. In particular embodiments, the solid surface comprises immobilized transposomes in a dried format, suitable for reconstitution upon contact with liquid, such as a liquid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Niall Anthony Gormley, Avgousta Ioannou, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell
  • Publication number: 20220282242
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Fan Zhang, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley, Wouter Meuleman, Jacqueline Weir, Avgousta Ioannou, Gareth Jenkins, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell, Dmitry K. Pokholok, Steven J. Norberg, Molly He, Amirali Kia, Igor Goryshin, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20220171802
    Abstract: In an example method, a series of time-based clustering images is generated for a plurality of library fragments from a genome sample. Each time-based clustering image in the series is sequentially generated. To generate each time-based clustering image in the series: i) a respective sample is introduced to a flow cell, the respective sample including contiguity preserved library fragments of the plurality of library fragments, wherein the contiguity preserved library fragments are attached to a solid support or are attached to each other; ii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are released from the solid support or from each other; iii) the contiguity preserved library fragments are amplified to generate a plurality of respective template strands; iv) the respective template strands are stained; and v) the respective template strands are imaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Vicki Thomson
  • Publication number: 20210139887
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Patent number: 10920219
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20190048332
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Fan Zhang, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley, Wouter Meuleman, Jacqueline Weir, Avgousta Ioannou, Gareth Jenkins, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell, Dmitry K. Pokholok, Steven J. Norberg, Molly He, Amirali Kia, Igor Goryshin, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20190040382
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Fan Zhang, Jason Richard Betley, Niall Anthony Gormley, Wouter Meuleman, Jacqueline Weir, Avgousta Ioannou, Gareth Jenkins, Rosamond Jackson, Natalie Morrell, Dmitry K. Pokholok, Steven J. Norberg, Molly He, Amirali Kia, Igor Goryshin, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20180245069
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow