Patents by Inventor Peter A. Sims

Peter A. Sims 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: 20240117427
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Publication number: 20240109110
    Abstract: A control system for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via a gas extraction system comprising well piping, the landfill gas having a first temperature when extracted, the control system comprising: a gas composition chamber coupled to the well piping and comprising at least one sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber; a temperature control mechanism configured to heat the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber to a second temperature at least a threshold amount greater than the first temperature; and a controller configured to control the at least one sensor to measure the one or more characteristics of the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber when a temperature of the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber is at least the threshold amount greater than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Loci Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Quigley, Ian Martin, Joseph G. Michels, Melinda Sims
  • Patent number: 11939417
    Abstract: A heterogeneous procatalyst includes a preformed heterogeneous procatalyst and a metal-ligand complex. The preformed heterogeneous procatalyst includes a titanium species and a magnesium chloride (MgCl2) support. The metal-ligand complex has a structural formula (L)aM(Y)m(XR2)b, where M is a metal cation; each L is a neutral ligand or (?O); each Y is a halide or (C1-C20)alkyl; each XR2 is an anionic ligand in which X is a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing functional group and R2 is (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl or (C1-C20) heterohydrocarbyl; n is 0, 1, or 2; m is 0-4; and b is 1-6. The metal-ligand complex is overall charge neutral. The heterogeneous procatalyst exhibits improved average molecular weight capability. A catalyst system includes the heterogeneous procatalyst and a cocatalyst. Processes for producing the heterogeneous procatalyst and processes for producing ethylene-based polymers utilizing the heterogeneous procatalyst are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Linfeng Chen, Mingzhe Yu, Mehmet Demirors, Andrew T. Heitsch, Jeffrey A. Sims, David Gordon Barton, Kurt F. Hirsekorn, Peter N. Nickias
  • Publication number: 20240093294
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11927593
    Abstract: The present invention is methods and assays for identifying single proteins from a sample, without the use of affinity reagents. The methods and assays combine endopeptidase-based component of conventional peptide mapping with single molecule labeling and a microreactor array platform. The invention also includes kits for performing the methods and assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventor: Peter A. Sims
  • Patent number: 11866781
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11834712
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11788120
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for trapping single-cell lysates in sealed, microwells capable of printing RNA on glass or capturing RNA on beads. These provide efficient, inexpensive manipulation of RNA from individual cells suitable for single-cell transcriptomics on a large scale. Also described are dual barcode capture beads and merged barcode capture beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter A. Sims, Sayantan Bose, Jinzhou Yuan
  • Publication number: 20230287316
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for culturing systemic bioengineered tumor models, including osteosarcoma cells or breast adenocarcinoma cells derived from patients. The model includes the tumor cells on host tissues such as bone, liver, lung, and heart tissue, wherein the bone, liver, lung, and heart tissue are separated by endothelial barriers. Beneath the endothelial barriers the tissues are connected via circulation containing secreted factors and cells (e.g., tumor/immune cells).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Andrea Califano, Peter Sims, Alan Chramiec, Ece Ozturk, Kacey Ronaldson, Keith Yeager, Diogo Teles
  • Publication number: 20230212668
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11629379
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11608527
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Publication number: 20220403465
    Abstract: Single-cell multi-omics by co-encapsulating a single cell with two beads, the first an RNA barcoding bead having barcoded mRNA capture primer oligonucleotides attached on the bead surface; and the second a DNA barcoding bead having two types of oligonucleotides releasably attached to the surface: (1) barcoded adapter oligonucleotides that are complementary to oligonucleotides bound to the transposase that are eventually incorporated into gDNA fragments and (2) polyadenylated barcoded oligonucleotides containing the same barcode sequence as the adapters. In addition, integrated analysis of RNA and protein, including intracellular protein, from individual cells using similar co-encapsulation of a single cell, an RNA barcoding bead, and with/without a specific or non-specific protein binding bead in a microwell, to avoid protein fixation by first lysing the cell to liberate intracellular contents, and then capturing protein either on a solid surface or in solution with barcoded affinity reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Peter A. SIMS, Timothy R. OLSEN
  • Publication number: 20220259652
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Publication number: 20220251646
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11352669
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Patent number: 11286523
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Publication number: 20220064717
    Abstract: Many important biological questions demand single-cell transcriptions on a large scale. Hence, new tools are urgently needed for efficient, inexpensive manipulation of RNA from individual cells. Described herein are devices, systems and methods for trapping single-cell lysates in sealed, microwells capable of priming RNA on glass or capturing RNA on beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter A. SIMS, Sayantan BOSE, Jinzhou YUAN
  • Publication number: 20210381045
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia
  • Publication number: 20210324469
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Peter A. Sims, Tony Z. Jia