Patents by Inventor Tyler Lopez

Tyler Lopez 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: 20240117428
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides nucleotide conjugates each configured to include a core attached to multiple nucleotide-arms, where the nucleotide-arms are modular and comprise (i) a core attachment moiety, (ii) a spacer, (iii) a linker, and (iv) a nucleotide unit. The nucleotide unit of each nucleotide-arm can bind a polymerase which is complexed with a nucleic acid template and nucleic acid primer. The nucleotide unit can bind the 3? end of the primer at a position that is opposite a complementary nucleotide in the template strand. Under suitable conditions, the nucleotide unit of the nucleotide conjugates binds the primer strand but does not undergo polymerase-catalyzed incorporation. The binding event can be detected, and the specific base of the nucleotide unit can be identified. The nucleotide conjugates described herein are useful for nucleic acid sequencing methods, particularly for massively parallel sequencing methods employed for next gen sequencing platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: MICHAEL PREVITE, MARK AMBROSO, TYLER LOPEZ, MICHAEL KLEIN, VIRGINIA SAADE, MATTHEW KELLINGER
  • Patent number: 11859241
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods that employ the compositions for conducting pairwise sequencing and for generating concatemer template molecules for pairwise sequencing. The concatemers can be generated using a rolling circle amplification reaction which is conducted either on-support, or conducted in-solution and then distributed onto a support. The rolling circle amplification reaction generates concatemers containing tandem copies of a sequence of interest and at least one universal adaptor sequence. An increase in the number of tandem copies in a given concatemer increases the number of sites along the concatemer for hybridizing to multiple sequencing primers which serve as multiple initiation sites for polymerase-catalyzed sequencing reactions. When the sequencing reaction employs detectably labeled nucleotides and/or detectably labeled multivalent molecules (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Element Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Sinan Arslan, Junhua Zhao, Molly He, Samantha Snow, William Light, Matthew Kellinger, Michael Previte, Michael Kim, Hua Yu, Yu-Hsien Hwang-Fu, Marco Tjioe, Andrew Boddicker, Mark Ambroso, Tyler Lopez, Michael Klein, Virginia Saade
  • Patent number: 11788075
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal polymerases that exhibit exonuclease-minus activity, enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, improved uracil-tolerance and/or reduce sequence-specific errors in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide binding and extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases and forming binding complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ELEMENT BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Jendrik Hentschel, Tyler Lopez, Michael Klein, Virginia Saade, Matthew Kellinger, Mark Ambroso
  • Publication number: 20230323450
    Abstract: Multivalent binding compositions including a particle-nucleotide conjugate having a plurality of copies of a nucleotide attached to the particle are described. The multivalent binding compositions allow one to localize detectable signals to active regions of biochemical interaction, e.g., sites of protein-protein interaction, protein-nucleic acid interaction, nucleic acid hybridization, or enzymatic reaction, and can be used to identify sites of base incorporation in elongating nucleic acid chains during polymerase reactions and to provide improved base discrimination for sequencing and array based applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sinan Arslan, Molly Min HE, Matthew KELLINGER, Jake LEVIEUX, Michael PREVITE, Junhua ZHAO, Su ZHANG, Tyler LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20230265402
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal polymerases that exhibit exonuclease-minus activity, enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, improved uracil-tolerance and/or reduce sequence-specific errors in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide binding and extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases and forming binding complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Jendrik HENTSHCEL, Tyler LOPEZ, Michael KLEIN, Virginia SAADE, Matthew KELLINGER, Mark AMBROSO
  • Publication number: 20230265401
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal polymerases that exhibit exonuclease-minus activity, enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, improved uracil-tolerance and/or reduce sequence-specific errors in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide binding and extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases and forming binding complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Jendrik HENTSHCEL, Tyler LOPEZ, Michael KLEIN, Virginia SAADE, Matthew KELLINGER, Mark AMBROSO
  • Publication number: 20230265400
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal polymerases that exhibit exonuclease-minus activity, enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, improved uracil-tolerance and/or reduce sequence-specific errors in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide binding and extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases and forming binding complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Jendrik HENTSHCEL, Tyler LOPEZ, Michael KLEIN, Virginia SAADE, Matthew KELLINGER, Mark AMBROSO
  • Publication number: 20230203564
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods that employ the compositions for conducting pairwise sequencing and for generating concatemer template molecules for pairwise sequencing. The concatemers can be generated using a rolling circle amplification reaction which is conducted either on-support, or conducted in-solution and then distributed onto a support. The rolling circle amplification reaction generates concatemers containing tandem copies of a sequence of interest and at least one universal adaptor sequence. An increase in the number of tandem copies in a given concatemer increases the number of sites along the concatemer for hybridizing to multiple sequencing primers which serve as multiple initiation sites for polymerase-catalyzed sequencing reactions. When the sequencing reaction employs detectably labeled nucleotides and/or detectably labeled multivalent molecules (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sinan ARSLAN, Junhua ZHAO, Molly HE, Samantha SNOW, William LIGHT, Matthew KELLINGER, Michael PREVITE, Michael KIM, Hua YU, Yu-Hsien HWANG-FU, Marco TJIOE, Andrew BODDICKER, Mark AMBROSO, Tyler LOPEZ, Michael KLEIN, Virginia SAADE
  • Publication number: 20230074615
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide an isolated anti-matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) antibody or fragment thereof, as well as methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xin GE, Tyler LOPEZ, Ru-Rong JI
  • Publication number: 20220403352
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic polymerases that exhibit enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, and improved uracil-tolerance, in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases, forming binding complexes and forming ternary complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Ambroso, Tyler Lopez, Michael Klein, Virginia Saade, Matthew Kellinger
  • Publication number: 20220403353
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic polymerases that exhibit enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, and improved uracil-tolerance, in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases, forming binding complexes and forming ternary complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Ambroso, Tyler Lopez, Michael Klein, Virginia Saade, Matthew Kellinger
  • Publication number: 20220403351
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered variants of archaeal, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic polymerases that exhibit enhanced thermostability, enhanced incorporation of 3? modified nucleotides, and improved uracil-tolerance, in polymerase-catalyzed nucleotide extension reactions relative to wild type polymerase enzymes. Also provided are uses of the engineered polymerases for forming complexed polymerases, forming binding complexes and forming ternary complexes, and uses for conducting nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Ambroso, Tyler Lopez, Michael Klein, Virginia Saade, Matthew Kellinger
  • Publication number: 20220186310
    Abstract: Multivalent binding compositions including a particle-nucleotide conjugate having a plurality of copies of a nucleotide attached to the particle are described. The multivalent binding compositions allow one to localize detectable signals to active regions of biochemical interaction, e.g., sites of protein-protein interaction, protein-nucleic acid interaction, nucleic acid hybridization, or enzymatic reaction, and can be used to identify sites of base incorporation in elongating nucleic acid chains during polymerase reactions and to provide improved base discrimination for sequencing and array based applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Sinan Arslan, Molly Min HE, Matthew KELLINGER, Jake LEVIEUX, Michael PREVITE, Junhua ZHAO, Su ZHANG, Tyler LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20210373000
    Abstract: Multivalent binding compositions including a particle-nucleotide conjugate having a plurality of copies of a nucleotide attached to the particle are described. The multivalent binding compositions allow one to localize detectable signals to active regions of biochemical interaction, e.g., sites of protein-protein interaction, protein-nucleic acid interaction, nucleic acid hybridization, or enzymatic reaction, and can be used to identify sites of base incorporation in elongating nucleic acid chains during polymerase reactions and to provide improved base discrimination for sequencing and array based applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Sinan ARSLAN, Molly HE, Matthew KELLINGER, Jake LEVIEUX, Michael PREVITE, Junhua ZHAO, Su ZHANG, Tyler LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20210139884
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the incorporation of unnatural nucleotides using mutant polymerases, such as reverse transcriptases. Further provided herein are methods of detection and sequencing of polynucleotide sequences. In some aspects, the compositions and methods are used enhance the efficiency and speed of detecting nucleotide bases. The methods and compositions described herein may further reduce time, cost, or scale of devices for next generation sequencing platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew KELLINGER, Molly HE, Tyler LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20210123911
    Abstract: Multivalent binding compositions including a particle-nucleotide conjugate having a plurality of copies of a nucleotide attached to the particle are described. The multivalent binding compositions allow one to localize detectable signals to active regions of biochemical interaction, e.g., sites of protein-protein interaction, protein-nucleic acid interaction, nucleic acid hybridization, or enzymatic reaction, and can be used to identify sites of base incorporation in elongating nucleic acid chains during polymerase reactions and to provide improved base discrimination for sequencing and array based applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sinan ARSLAN, Molly HE, Matthew KELLINGER, Jake LEVIEUX, Michael PREVITE, Junhua ZHAO, Su ZHANG, Tyler LOPEZ
  • Patent number: 10975166
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide an antibody, or a fragment thereof, comprising a heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR-H3) having at least about 80% sequence identity to a sequence described herein, as well as methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Xin Ge, Dong Hyun Nam, Tyler Lopez
  • Publication number: 20210087296
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide an antibody, or a fragment thereof, comprising a heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR-H3) having at least about 80% sequence identity to a sequence described herein, as well as methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Xin Ge, Dong Hyun Nam, Tyler Lopez
  • Publication number: 20200392251
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide isolated anti-MMP-14 antibodies or fragments thereof, isolated anti-MMP-12 antibodies or fragments thereof, isolated anti-BACE-1 antibodies or fragments thereof, isolated anti-Alp2 antibodies or fragments thereof, and isolated anti-capthesin B antibodies or fragments thereof, as well as methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Xin Ge, Tyler Lopez, Ki Baek Lee
  • Publication number: 20200370113
    Abstract: Compositions and methods comprising the use of polymerase-nucleotide conjugates for nucleic acid sequencing and analysis applications are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Kellinger, Michael Previte, Molly He, Tyler Lopez