Patents by Inventor Tommie Lincecum

Tommie Lincecum 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: 20220307071
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a referenceTaq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20220162573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Peter VANDER HORN, Theo NIKIFOROV, Guobin LUO, Mindy LANDES, Daniel MAZUR, Eileen TOZER, Tommie LINCECUM
  • Patent number: 11319584
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a referenceTaq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Patent number: 11208636
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Vander Horn, Theo Nikiforov, Guobin Luo, Mindy Landes, Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20200385786
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a referenceTaq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel MAZUR, Eileen TOZER, Sihong CHEN, Peter VANDER HORN, Tommie LINCECUM
  • Publication number: 20200277580
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Peter VANDER HORN, Theo NIKIFOROV, Guobin LUO, Mindy LANDES, Daniel MAZUR, Eileen TOZER, Tommie LINCECUM
  • Patent number: 10745747
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a referenceTaq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20180312904
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a referenceTaq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Patent number: 9976128
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Vander Horn, Theo Nikiforov, Guobin Luo, Mindy Landes, Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Tommie Lincecum
  • Patent number: 9976178
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a reference Taq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20160177373
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof, such as modified Taq polymerases, are provided that allow for improved nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having improved thermostability, accuracy, processivity and/or read length as compared to a reference Taq polymerase. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases or biologically active fragments thereof, useful for amplification methods, and in practically illustrative embodiments, emulsion PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Sihong Chen, Peter Vander Horn, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20150368626
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Vander Horn, Theo Nikiforov, Guobin Luo, Mindy Landes, Daniel Mazur, Eileen Tozer, Tommie Lincecum
  • Publication number: 20130040365
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter VANDER HORN, Theo NIKIFOROV, Guobin LUO, Mindy LANDES, Daniel MAZUR, Eileen TOZER, Tommie LINCECUM
  • Publication number: 20090186343
    Abstract: A novel and efficient single pot synthetic schemes are disclosed for preparing modified nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, nucleotide polyphosphates, and nucleotide polyphosphate analogs. The novel method is used to prepare nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, nucleotide polyphosphates, and nucleotide polyphosphate analogs having non-persistent or persistent and non-persistent modifications. Novel biomolecular reactions are also disclosed using the novel modified biomolecules disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: VISIGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hongyi Wang, Norha Deluge, Kristi Kincaid, Yuri Belosludtsev, Tommie Lincecum, JR., Amy Williams, Amy Bryant, Ming Fa, Benjamin Stevens, Susan H. Hardin
  • Publication number: 20080091005
    Abstract: Modified nucleotides are disclosed for use in single molecule sequencing, methods for making the modified nucleotides and method for using the modified nucleotides. Linkers for making the modified nucleotide are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicants: VISIGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hongyi Wang, Xiaolian Gao, Peilin Yu, Mitsu Reddy, Susan Hardin, Tommie Lincecum, Amy Williams, Norha Deluge, Yuri Belosludtsev, Steven Menchen, Joe Lam, Jer-Kang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080076189
    Abstract: Support surfaces are disclosed that are designed to support molecules or molecular assemblies immobilized thereon so that the molecules or molecular assemblies can be observed in single molecule detections systems, where the support surfaces have reduced background and the fluorescent labels associated with the immobilized molecules or molecular assemblies have longer active lifetimes prior to permanent photo-bleaching or deactivation and have improve fluorescence properties and where the surfaces have more uniform fluorescent properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: VISIGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuri Belosludtsev, Nasanshargal Battulga, Mistu Reddy, Anelia Kraltcheva, Susan Hardin, Tommie Lincecum, Hongyi Wang, Norha Deluge, Uma Nagaswamy, Benjamin Stevens, Kristi Kincaid