Patents by Inventor Pei-Chung Hsieh
Pei-Chung Hsieh 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: 20250027064Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to systems, apparatus, compositions, kits, workflows, and/or methods that address errors in synthesizing and/or copying polynucleotide sequences. The present disclosure provides, for example, systems, apparatus, compositions, kits, workflows, and methods for detecting, reducing, and/or removing sequence errors including mismatches and/or indels. Enzyme composition may include, in some embodiments, a T4EndoVII endonuclease and a mismatch endonuclease, wherein the composition is cell-free, the composition has a temperature of 30° C. to 45° C., the composition comprises ?1 unit of T4EndoVII per ?L and ?1 unit of ?L of the mismatch endonuclease, the composition comprises ?0.2 ng T4EndoVII per 20 ?L and ?7 ng mismatch endonuclease per 20 ?L, the composition further comprises a buffering agent, and/or the mismatch endonuclease is EndoMS.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Andrew F. Gardner, Ashley Luck
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Publication number: 20240263158Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to enzymes, systems, compositions, methods, apparatus, and workflows for selectively cutting, cleaving, digesting and/or hydrolyzing duplex DNA strands or the DNA strand of a DNA/RNA hybrid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Lisa L. Maduzia, Ashley Luck, Heidi Crosby, Mehul Ganatra, Pei-Chung Hsieh, Vladimir Potapov, Sean R. Johnson, Eric J. Cantor, Jennifer Ong, Thomas C. Evans, Jr.
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Patent number: 11981936Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to telomere resolvases (e.g., TelA variants) having a turnover number over 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Shuang-Yong Xu, Andrew F. Gardner, Daniel Heiter, Pei-Chung Hsieh, Rebecca Kucera, Juan Pan
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Patent number: 11639498Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew F. Gardner
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Publication number: 20180355328Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, JR., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew F. Gardner
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Patent number: 10081799Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Patent number: 10041051Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Publication number: 20180216098Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: a 5? exonuclease; a strand-displacing polymerase; and optionally a single strand DNA binding protein and/or a ligase. A method for polynucleotide assembly to form a synthon, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Patent number: 9963687Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Publication number: 20170152494Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Publication number: 20170152493Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, JR., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Patent number: 9447445Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: a 5? exonuclease; a strand-displacing polymerase; and optionally a single strand DNA binding protein and/or a ligase. A method for polynucleotide assembly to form a synthon, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Publication number: 20160160193Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, JR., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Publication number: 20160060671Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: a 5? exonuclease; a strand-displacing polymerase; and optionally a single strand DNA binding protein and/or a ligase. A method for polynucleotide assembly to form a synthon, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, JR., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew Gardner
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Patent number: 8703462Abstract: An enzyme preparation is described that includes a non-specific nuclease and a T7 Endo I mutant in a unit ratio of less than 1:200. This enzyme preparation may be used to generate double-stranded DNA fragments of a size suitable for DNA sequencing. The ends of the fragments can be readily modified as necessary to ligate adaptors or individual nucleotides to one strand of the double-stranded DNA fragments.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Chudi Guan
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Patent number: 8178335Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that relate to obtaining a recombinant DNA and RNA cleaving nuclease. This involves the over-expression of a fusion protein between maltose-binding protein and a truncated nuclease in a soluble form in the cytoplasm of a host cell from which it can be readily extracted.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventor: Pei-Chung Hsieh
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Publication number: 20110256593Abstract: An enzyme preparation is described that includes a non-specific nuclease and a T7 Endo I mutant in a unit ratio of less than 1:200. This enzyme preparation may be used to generate double-stranded DNA fragments of a size suitable for DNA sequencing. The ends of the fragments can be readily modified as necessary to ligate adaptors or individual nucleotides to one strand of the double-stranded DNA fragments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Chudi Guan
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Publication number: 20110189753Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that relate to obtaining a recombinant DNA and RNA cleaving nuclease. This involves the over-expression of a fusion protein between maltose-binding protein and a truncated nuclease in a soluble form in the cytoplasm of a host cell from which it can be readily extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC.Inventor: Pei-Chung Hsieh
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Patent number: 7935509Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that relate to obtaining a recombinant DNA and RNA cleaving nuclease. This involves the over-expression of a fusion protein between maltose-binding protein and a truncated nuclease in a soluble form in the cytoplasm of a host cell from which it can be readily extracted.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventor: Pei-Chung Hsieh
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Patent number: 7883867Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for increasing at least one of: (i) binding affinity of a target protein for a maltodextrin substrate and/or (ii) solubility of a target protein. The methods and compositions relate to a modified maltose-binding protein.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Paul Riggs, Pei-Chung Hsieh, Iris Walker, Paul A. Colussi, Mehul Ganatra, Christopher H. Taron