Patents by Inventor Robert E. Handsaker

Robert E. Handsaker 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: 20260159883
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for analysis and treatment of repeat expansion disorders are described. Labeled amplicons of a variable repeat region of a gene may be generated, the generating using primers that introduce at least one molecular label to respective nucleic acid molecules of origin of a biological sample. The labeled amplicons may be sequenced to generate sequencing reads having the at least one molecular label incorporated. A sequence repeat length distribution of the variable repeat region in at least a portion of the biological sample may be generated based on the sequencing reads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Steven McCarroll, Robert E. Handsaker, Nolan Kamitaki, Nora Reed, Tara McDonald, Won-Seok Lee