Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Gross

Stephen M. Gross 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: 20250236530
    Abstract: A sodium fluoride hopper crystal formed by a method of manufacture comprising: dissolving a portion of NaF in water to form an NaF solution; forming an antisolvent solution; and adding the NaF solution into the antisolvent solution to precipitate NaF crystals out of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gross, Mark A. Latta, William A. McHale
  • Publication number: 20250215492
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to obtaining long read information from short reads of a target nucleic acid. Some embodiments include steps to selectively generate, mark, and amplify long nucleic acid fragments. Some embodiments include enriching for certain sequences in the long fragments with selection probes directed to certain genes throughout the genome and expressed regions with low mappability. Some embodiments also include fragmenting the long nucleic acid fragments into shorter fragments for sequencing, and informatically reconstructing a sequence of the target nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Heather Meinholz, Daniel Gerhardt, Joshua Burgess, Leigh Graham Monahan, Jennifer Dennin, Stephen Paul Bruinsma, M. Maggie O'Meara, Aaron Earl Darling, Johnathan Parker, Chateen Krueger, Brian Ross, Stewart MacArthur, Ryan Lusk, Aaron L. Halpern, Stephen M. Gross, Denise Raterman, Feng Chen, Brian Hawks, Susan C. Verity, Andrew Slatter, Esther Musgrave-Brown, Angelica Schalembier
  • Patent number: 12234451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20240191288
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for the selective depletion of non-desirable fragments from amplified libraries using blocking oligonucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Colin Brown, Sarah Shultzaberger, Stephen M. Gross, Angelica Barr, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20240175010
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a modified transposon end sequence comprising a mosaic end sequence, wherein the mosaic end sequence comprises one or more mutation as compared to a wild-type mosaic end sequence, wherein the mutation comprises a substitution with a uracil, an inosine, a ribose, an 8-oxoguanine, a thymine glycol, a modified purine, or a modified pyrimidine. Also disclosed are transposome complexes comprising these modified transposon end sequences and methods of library preparation using these modified transposon end sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison Yunghans, Angelica Marie Barr Schalembier, Kayla Busby, Stephen M. Gross
  • Publication number: 20240150753
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for preparing double-stranded complementary DNA (cDNA) from RNA. In some embodiments, these methods allow isothermal preparation of cDNA. In some embodiments, these methods allow mesophilic or thermostable preparation of cDNA. Also described herein are compositions and methods for preparing cDNA and a library of double-stranded cDNA fragments in a single reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison Yunghans, Angelica Marie Barr Schalembier, Kayla Busby, Stephen M. Gross, Robert Scott Kuersten, Frederick W. Hyde
  • Publication number: 20240026348
    Abstract: Materials and methods for preparing nucleic acid libraries for next-generation sequencing are described herein. A variety of approaches are described relating to the use of unique molecular identifiers with transposon-based technology in the preparation of sequencing libraries. Also described herein are sequencing materials and methods for identifying and correcting amplification and sequencing errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Susan C. Verity, Robert Scott Kuersten, Niall Anthony Gormley, Andrew B. Kennedy, Sarah E. Shultzaberger, Andrew Slatter, Emma Bell, Sebastien Georg Gabriel Ricoult, Grace DeSantis, Fiona Kaper, Han-Yu Chuang, Oliver Jon Miller, Jason Richard Betley, Stephen M. Gross, Mats Ekstrand
  • Publication number: 20240011087
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments concern methods, apparatus, systems and computer program products for determining sequences of interest using unique molecular index sequences that are uniquely associable with individual polynucleotide fragments, including sequences with low allele frequencies and long sequence length. In some implementations, the unique molecular index sequences include variable-length nonrandom sequences. In some implementations, the unique molecular index sequences are associated with the individual polynucleotide fragments based on alignment scores indicating similarity between the unique molecular index sequences and subsequences of sequence reads obtained from the individual polynucleotide fragments. System, apparatus, and computer program products are also provided for determining a sequence of interest implementing the methods disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Wu, Chen Zhao, Han-Yu Chuang, Alex So, Stephen Tanner, Stephen M. Gross
  • Patent number: 11850294
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semipermeable shell around an aqueous buffered solution and at least one agent, wherein the agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Latta, Stephen M. Gross, William A McHale
  • Patent number: 11850292
    Abstract: A composition comprising microcapsules functionalized with polymerizable functional groups on the surface of said microcapsules wherein the functional groups form covalent bonds with monomers in the continuous phase to enhance the mechanical properties of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale, Mark A. Latta
  • Publication number: 20230392142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Grace Desantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Patent number: 11761035
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments concern methods, apparatus, systems and computer program products for determining sequences of interest using unique molecular index sequences that are uniquely associable with individual polynucleotide fragments, including sequences with low allele frequencies and long sequence length. In some implementations, the unique molecular index sequences include variable-length nonrandom sequences. In some implementations, the unique molecular index sequences are associated with the individual polynucleotide fragments based on alignment scores indicating similarity between the unique molecular index sequences and subsequences of sequence reads obtained from the individual polynucleotide fragments. System, apparatus, and computer program products are also provided for determining a sequence of interest implementing the methods disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Wu, Chen Zhao, Han-Yu Chuang, Alex So, Stephen Tanner, Stephen M. Gross
  • Patent number: 11708573
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for treating target nucleic acids, including methods and compositions for fragmenting and tagging nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) using transposome complexes bound to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Jian-Sen Li, Natalie Morrell, Andrew Slatter, Kevin Shen, Samantha Snow
  • Publication number: 20220387262
    Abstract: A composition comprising microcapsules functionalized with polymerizable functional groups on the surface of said microcapsules wherein the functional groups form covalent bonds with monomers in the continuous phase to enhance the mechanical properties of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale, Mark A. Latta
  • Patent number: 11406570
    Abstract: A composition comprising microcapsules functionalized with polymerizable functional groups on the surface of said microcapsules wherein the functional groups form covalent bonds with monomers in the continuous phase to enhance the mechanical properties of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale, Mark A. Latta
  • Publication number: 20220079849
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semipermeable shell around an aqueous buffered solution and at least one agent, wherein the agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Latta, Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale
  • Patent number: 11185480
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semipermeable shell around an aqueous buffered solution and at least one agent, wherein the agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Latta, Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale
  • Patent number: 11185479
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semipermeable shell around a buffered solution and at least one therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for topical epithelial cells of mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Latta, Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale
  • Patent number: 11185478
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semipermeable shell around a buffered solution and at least one therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to a mammal. This invention also provides related compositions, products and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Premier Dental Products Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Latta, Stephen M. Gross, William A. McHale
  • Publication number: 20210164027
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a hybridization buffer including a crowding agent, a method that includes using the hybridization buffer, and a kit including the hybridization buffer. This disclosure also describes blockers for use in hybrid capture methods, methods of using those blockers, and a kit including those blockers. Additionally, this disclosure describes a method of hybrid capture that does not include amplifying the library members using PCR prior to sequencing the library members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Andrew F. Slatter, Junhua Zhao, Grace DeSantis, Stephen M. Gross, Hayley Marianne Hogan, Jian-Sen Li, Oliver Jon Miller