Patents by Inventor Ryan Emerson

Ryan Emerson 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: 20260071203
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20250226054
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
  • Publication number: 20250171766
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, Emily Engelhart, David Younger
  • Publication number: 20250101531
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject. TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clonal expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Harlan S. Robins, Julie Rubinstein, Ryan Emerson, Jianda Yuan
  • Patent number: 12230363
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: A-Alpha Bio
    Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
  • Patent number: 12195730
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20240360439
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20240363194
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Emerson, Randolph Lopez, David Younger
  • Publication number: 20240309358
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20230109268
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Patent number: 11466265
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: A-ALPHA BIO, INC.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20220090052
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Patent number: 11180813
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject. TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clonal expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Harlan S. Robins, Julie Rubinstein, Ryan Emerson, Jianda Yuan
  • Patent number: 10221461
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clerical expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP., MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Harlan S. Robins, Julie Rubinstein, Ryan Emerson, Jianda Yuan
  • Publication number: 20180265931
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject. TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clonal expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Harlan S. ROBINS, Julie RUBINSTEIN, Ryan EMERSON, Jianda YUAN
  • Publication number: 20180030543
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clerical exspansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Harlan S. Robins, Julie Rubinstein, Ryan Emerson, Jianda Yuan
  • Publication number: 20160138011
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for estimating the absolute abundance individually for each unique rearranged lymphocyte receptor in a mixed sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: William DEWITT, Ryan EMERSON, Harlan ROBINS, Anna SHERWOOD
  • Publication number: 20160002731
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject. TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clonal expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Harlan S. Robins, Julie Rubinstein, Ryan Emerson, Jianda Yuan