Patents by Inventor Shea Thompson Lance

Shea Thompson Lance 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: 12275993
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and systems for droplet processing. For example, methods can include (a) providing a first emulsion comprising a first droplet population, wherein droplets of the first droplet population comprise a lysis reagent, and a second emulsion comprising a second droplet population, wherein a droplet of the second droplet population comprises i) a cell or a nucleus, and ii) a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules; (b) subjecting the first emulsion and second emulsion to conditions sufficient to transfer the lysis reagent to the second droplet population via micelles comprising the lysis reagent; and (c) lysing the cell or the nucleus within the droplet of the second droplet population with the lysis reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Solongo B. Ziraldo, Geoffrey McDermott, Shea Thompson Lance
  • Publication number: 20250051847
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and systems for haplotype phasing and copy number variation assays. Included within this disclosure are methods and systems for combining the barcode comprising beads with samples in multiple separate partitions, as well as methods of processing, sequencing and analyzing barcoded samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Solongo B. ZIRALDO, Geoffrey McDermott, Shea Thompson Lance
  • Publication number: 20240401109
    Abstract: The present disclosure features methods, compositions, and kits for multiple barcoding, high-density barcoding, and/or selective release of barcoded capture probes to capture analytes, or proxies thereof, from a biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hanyoup Kim, Nabil Mikhaiel, Augusto Manuel Tentori, David Michael Patterson, Yifeng Yin, Sultan Doganay Tuncer, Meghan L. F. Frey, Shea Thompson Lance
  • Publication number: 20220025438
    Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for droplet processing. For example, a method can include providing a first droplet and a second droplet. In some cases, the first droplet may have a first concentration of a reagent and the second droplet may have a second concentration of the reagent. The second droplet may comprise a bead or a biological particle. The method can also include subjecting the first droplet and the second droplet to conditions sufficient to transfer the reagent from the first droplet to the second droplet, thereby decreasing the first concentration in the first droplet and increasing the second concentration in the second droplet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Solongo B. Ziraldo, Geoffrey McDermott, Shea Thompson Lance
  • Publication number: 20170022538
    Abstract: Multiple-emulsion nucleic acid amplification allows nucleic acids contained in biological systems to be detected, quantitated and/or sorted based on their sequence as detected with nucleic acid amplification techniques, e.g., PCR. The nucleic acids can be free floating or contained within living or nonliving structures, including particles, viruses, and cells. The nucleic acids can include, e.g., DNA or RNA. Systems and devices for use in practicing methods of the disclosure are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Adam R. Abate, Shaun Lim, David Sukovich, Shea Thompson Lance