Patents by Inventor Randolph Lopez
Randolph Lopez 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: 20260079163Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2025Publication date: March 19, 2026Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittkind
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Publication number: 20260071203Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2025Publication date: March 12, 2026Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
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Publication number: 20250226054Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for improving libraries for screening protein-protein interactions (PPI) by excluding amino acid substitutions that are predicted to have a redundant or minimal effect on binding between protein binding partners.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
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Publication number: 20250171766Abstract: Compositions and methods for estimating the number of cell fusion events that occur in a liquid culture using multiplexed oligonucleotide molecular barcodes and next-generation sequencing are disclosed. A method for quantifying unique cell fusion events, the method comprising: providing a first quantity of cells, wherein each cell of the first quantity of cells comprises an exogenous nucleic acid vector of a first library of exogenous nucleic acid vectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, Emily Engelhart, David Younger
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Patent number: 12230363Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for improving libraries for screening protein-protein interactions (PPI) by excluding amino acid substitutions that are predicted to have a redundant or minimal effect on binding between protein binding partners.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: A-Alpha BioInventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
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Patent number: 12195730Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
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Publication number: 20240360439Abstract: Provided are methods for resolving the relationship between unique user-designed and/or random synthetic DNA barcodes and a protein-coding mutated region of interest with enhanced accuracy that is amenable to short-read sequencing platforms. In addition, the methods introduce increased sequence divergence between mutational variants of a region of interest in order to enhance the resolvability of mutational variants within a mutagenic library when error-prone long-read sequencing platforms are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Ryan Emerson
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Publication number: 20240363194Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for improving libraries for screening protein-protein interactions (PPI) by excluding amino acid substitutions that are predicted to have a redundant or minimal effect on binding between protein binding partners.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
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Publication number: 20240309358Abstract: Provided are methods for resolving the relationship between unique user-designed and/or random synthetic DNA barcodes and a protein-coding mutated region of interest with enhanced accuracy that is amenable to short-read sequencing platforms. In addition, the methods introduce increased sequence divergence between mutational variants of a region of interest in order to enhance the resolvability of mutational variants within a mutagenic library when error-prone long-read sequencing platforms are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Ryan Emerson
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Patent number: 11726097Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
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Publication number: 20230109268Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
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Publication number: 20230003737Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicants: A-Alpha Bio, Inc., Olympic Protein Sciences LLCInventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
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Publication number: 20220380754Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez
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Patent number: 11474111Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc. et alInventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
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Patent number: 11466265Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: A-ALPHA BIO, INC.Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
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Publication number: 20220251543Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
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Publication number: 20220107326Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
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Publication number: 20220090052Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
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Patent number: 10689684Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to improve the sequencing of polynucleotides by decreasing the likelihood of errors occurring during a sequencing calibration process. In implementations, regions of polynucleotides that are used for the calibration process can be modified to reduce a number of polynucleotides that have a same nucleotide at one or more positions of the calibration regions. In some cases, the calibration regions can be modified by adding a sequence to the polynucleotides that replaces the original calibration regions. Also, the calibration regions can be modified by rearranging the nucleotides at the different positions of the calibration regions. Additionally, the calibration regions can be modified by adding sequences of varying length to the polynucleotides being sequenced to produce polynucleotides having varying length with different calibration regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yuan-Jyue Chen, Karin Strauss, Luis H. Ceze, Lee Organick, Randolph Lopez, Georg Seelig
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Publication number: 20180230509Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to improve the sequencing of polynucleotides by decreasing the likelihood of errors occurring during a sequencing calibration process. In implementations, regions of polynucleotides that are used for the calibration process can be modified to reduce a number of polynucleotides that have a same nucleotide at one or more positions of the calibration regions. In some cases, the calibration regions can be modified by adding a sequence to the polynucleotides that replaces the original calibration regions. Also, the calibration regions can be modified by rearranging the nucleotides at the different positions of the calibration regions. Additionally, the calibration regions can be modified by adding sequences of varying length to the polynucleotides being sequenced to produce polynucleotides having varying length with different calibration regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Yuan-Jyue Chen, Karin Strauss, Luis H. Ceze, Lee Organick, Randolph Lopez, Georg Seelig