Patents by Inventor Peter ULZ

Peter ULZ 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).

  • Patent number: 12682984
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein can improve analysis capabilities of genomic materials. The methods provided herein may examine transcription factor binding site accessibility to diagnose a disease or monitor progression of a disease in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Freenome Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Ulz, Michael R. Speicher, Ellen Heitzer
  • Publication number: 20250305061
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein can improve inference of gene expression using cell-free DNA fragments. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for inferring gene expression, the method comprising: obtaining a biological sample from a subject; extracting cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) from the biological sample, wherein the cfDNA comprises a plurality of cfDNA fragments; performing a sequencing assay on the plurality of cfDNA fragments to generate a plurality of cfDNA sequencing fragments; computer processing the plurality of cfDNA sequencing fragments; and calculating, based at least in part on the computer processing, a gene expression score for a gene in a plurality of genes, wherein the gene expression score indicates a probability of expression or non-expression of the gene in the plurality of genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Emily LEFF, Alexander TSENG, Victoria CHEUNG, Rebecca GUPTE, Ehsan TABARI, Francesco VALLANIA, Hayley DONNELLA, John ST. JOHN, Alexander LOVEJOY, Peter ULZ
  • Publication number: 20240084397
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for screening or detecting a tumor or following disease progression that may be applied to cell-free nucleic acids, such as cell-free DNA. The method may use detection of methylation signals within a single sequencing read in identified genomic regions as input features to train a machine learning model and generate a classifier useful for stratifying populations of individuals. The method may comprise extracting DNA from a cell-free sample obtained from a subject, converting the DNA for methylation sequencing, generating sequencing reads, detecting proliferative cell disorder-associated signals in the sequencing information, and training a machine learning model to provide a discriminator capable of distinguishing groups in a subject population such as healthy, cancer, or distinguishing disease subtype or stage. The method may be used for, e.g., predicting, prognosticating, and/or monitoring response to treatment, tumor load, relapse, or cancer development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shivani MAHAJAN, Billie GOULD, Peter ULZ
  • Publication number: 20230178181
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for screening or detecting a tumor or following disease progression that may be applied to cell-free nucleic acids, such as cell-free DNA. The method may use detection of methylation signals within a single sequencing read in identified genomic regions as input features to train a machine learning model and generate a classifier useful for stratifying populations of individuals. The method may comprise extracting DNA from a cell-free sample obtained from a subject, converting the DNA for methylation sequencing, generating sequencing reads, detecting proliferative cell disorder-associated signals in the sequencing information, and training a machine learning model to provide a discriminator capable of distinguishing groups in a subject population such as healthy, cancer, or distinguishing disease subtype or stage. The method may be used for, e.g., predicting, prognosticating, and/or monitoring response to treatment, tumor load, relapse, or cancer development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Shivani MAHAJAN, Billie GOULD, Peter ULZ
  • Publication number: 20210272653
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein can improve analysis capabilities of genomic materials. The methods provided herein may examine transcription factor binding site accessibility to diagnose a disease or monitor progression of a disease in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Peter ULZ, Michael R. SPEICHER, Ellen HEITZER