Patents by Inventor Rigo Pantoja

Rigo Pantoja 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: 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: 20230235395
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • Patent number: 11643684
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20230105642
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to the preparation of nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments relate to the preparation of normalized nucleic acid libraries, such as libraries in which the amounts of amplified nucleic acids are substantially the same for different amounts of input nucleic acids. Some embodiments relate to preparation of indexed nucleic acid libraries with certain adaptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Lena Christiansen, Dmitry Pokholok, Frank J. Steemers, Rigo Pantoja, Megan Chu, Patrizia lavicoli, Weihua Chang, Jeffrey Dennis Brodin, Eric Vermaas, Jerishah Thomas, Fan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220356514
    Abstract: A method for detecting different analytes includes mixing different analytes with sensing probes, wherein at least some of the sensing probes are specific to respective ones of the analytes. The analytes respectively are captured by the sensing probes that are specific to those analytes. Fluorophores respectively are coupled to sensing probes that captured respective analytes. The sensing probes are mixed with beads, wherein the beads are specific to respective ones of the sensing probes, and wherein the beads include different codes identifying the analytes to which those sensing probes are specific. The sensing probes respectively are coupled to beads that are specific to those sensing probes. The beads are identified that are coupled to the sensing probes that captured analytes using at least fluorescence from the fluorophores coupled to those sensing probes. The analytes that are captured are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah SHULTZABERGER, Jeffrey BRODIN, Yin Nah TEO, Suzanne ROHRBACK, Rebecca MACLEOD, Rigo PANTOJA, Allen ECKHARDT, Jeffrey FISHER, Xiangyuan YANG, Kaitlin PUGLIESE, Misha GOLYNSKIY, Xiaolin WU, Seth MCDONALD
  • 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: 20220082569
    Abstract: A method is provided for detecting an element. The method includes coupling an element-sugar complex to a substrate. The element-sugar complex includes an element coupled to a sugar. The method includes coupling a lectin to the sugar; detecting the lectin; and detecting the element using at least the detection of the lectin. A system is provided that includes a substrate, and an element-sugar complex coupled to the substrate. The element-sugar complex includes an element coupled to a sugar. The system includes a lectin coupled to the sugar; and detection circuitry to detect the element using at least detection of the lectin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Rigo Pantoja, Daniel Ortiz, Xiangyuan Yang, Yin Nah Teo, Eric Vermaas, Allen Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 11242560
    Abstract: A method of distinguishing nucleotide sequences for different nucleic acid molecules including the steps of (a) mixing a plurality of different nucleic acid molecules with polymerase molecules and nucleotide molecules, wherein the different nucleic acid molecules are attached to a surface in the form of an array of nucleic acid features; (b) determining a transient state of the polymerase molecules at the nucleic acid features; and (c) identifying a subset of nucleic acid features that correctly incorporate the nucleotide molecules based on the transient state of the polymerase molecules at the nucleic acid features, thereby distinguishing the nucleotide sequences for the different nucleic acid molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Previte, Molly He, Rigo Pantoja, Cheng-Yao Chen, Chunhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220001384
    Abstract: An example of a kit includes a flow cell assembly. The flow cell assembly includes a reaction chamber, a temperature controlled flow channel in selective fluid communication with an inlet of the reaction chamber, and a filter positioned in the temperature controlled flow channel. The reaction chamber includes depressions separated by interstitial regions and capture primers attached within each of the depressions. The filter is i) to block concentrated biological sample-polymer complexes generated in the temperature controlled flow channel at a first temperature, and ii) to allow passage of concentrated biological sample and polymer released from the complexes in the temperature controlled flow channel at a second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Anmiv Prabhu, Rigo Pantoja, Michelle Higgins
  • Publication number: 20210164040
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • Publication number: 20210130885
    Abstract: Presented are methods and compositions for spatial detection and analysis of nucleic acids in a tissue sample. The methods can enable the characterization of transcriptomes and/or genomic variations in tissues while preserving spatial information about the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Alex So, Li Liu, Min-Jui Richard Shen, Neeraj Salathia, Kathryn M. Stephens, Anne Jager, Timothy Wilson, Justin Fullerton, Sean M. Ramirez, Shannon Kaplan, Rigo Pantoja, Bala Murali Venkatesan, Steven Modiano
  • Patent number: 10913975
    Abstract: Presented are methods and compositions for spatial detection and analysis of nucleic acids in a tissue sample. The methods can enable the characterization of transcriptomes and/or genomic variations in tissues while preserving spatial information about the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex So, Li Liu, Min-Jui Richard Shen, Neeraj Salathia, Kathryn M. Stephens, Anne Jager, Timothy Wilson, Justin Fullerton, Sean M. Ramirez, Shannon Kaplan, Rigo Pantoja, Bala Murali Venkatesan, Steven Modiano
  • Patent number: 10837056
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • Patent number: 10589273
    Abstract: Embodiments of present application are directed to microfluidic devices and particularly digital micro-plastic fluidic devices that are specifically designed to prevent sample contamination during sample processing, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods to improve sample analysis process by preventing sample contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Allen E Eckhardt, Rigo Pantoja, Sean M Ramirez, Petr Capek, Edwin Li
  • Publication number: 20190376136
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • Patent number: 10309927
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein provide methods of reducing reactive molecular species in a reaction carried out in a digital fluidics device having one or more electrodes by using a reaction mixture comprising an electron acceptor additive. In some embodiments, the presence of the electron acceptor additive reduces the presence of reactive molecular species in the reaction mixture. In some embodiments, the presence of the electron acceptor additive reduces the formation of gas bubbles in the digital fluidic device. Therefore, in preferred embodiments, the electron acceptor additive does not form a gas when reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Rigo Pantoja, Rachel M. Schowalter, Jimmy Perrott, Cyril Delattre, Allen E. Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 10233493
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Molly He, Cheng-Yao Chen, Eric Kool, Mostafa Ronaghi, Michael Previte, Rigo Pantoja
  • 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: 20190002973
    Abstract: A method of distinguishing nucleotide sequences for different nucleic acid molecules including the steps of (a) mixing a plurality of different nucleic acid molecules with polymerase molecules and nucleotide molecules, wherein the different nucleic acid molecules are attached to a surface in the form of an array of nucleic acid features; (b) determining a transient state of the polymerase molecules at the nucleic acid features; and (c) identifying a subset of nucleic acid features that correctly incorporate the nucleotide molecules based on the transient state of the polymerase molecules at the nucleic acid features, thereby distinguishing the nucleotide sequences for the different nucleic acid molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Previte, Molly He, Rigo Pantoja, Cheng-Yao Chen, Chunhong Zhou