Patents by Inventor Vincent Peter Smith

Vincent Peter Smith 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: 11946096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imaging template hybridisation for estimating cluster numbers prior to solid phase amplification and sequencing. More particularly, an initial round of imaging is carried out at the single molecule template hybridisation stage which allows a general estimation of cluster numbers prior to clusters being formed. Amplification of the signal allows single molecule imaging to be carried out using standard sequencing imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Isabelle Marie Julia Rasolonjatovo, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Vincent Peter Smith, Roberto Rigatti
  • Publication number: 20230272453
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Patent number: 11512340
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Patent number: 11459610
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compositions and methods for improving the rate of correct sample identification in indexed nucleic acid library preparations for multiplex next generation sequencing by exonuclease treatment and optionally blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Chesney, Vincent Peter Smith, Claire Bevis-Mott, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Angela Kalbande
  • Publication number: 20220049288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imaging template hybridisation for estimating cluster numbers prior to solid phase amplification and sequencing. More particularly, an initial round of imaging is carried out at the single molecule template hybridisation stage which allows a general estimation of cluster numbers prior to clusters being formed. Amplification of the signal allows single molecule imaging to be carried out using standard sequencing imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Isabelle Marie Julia RASOLONJATOVO, Jonathan Mark BOUTELL, Vincent Peter SMITH, Roberto RIGATTI
  • Publication number: 20210230689
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compositions and methods for improving the rate of correct sample identification in indexed nucleic acid library preparations for multiplex next generation sequencing by blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing, by exonuclease treatment and optionally blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing, by exonuclease treatment after protective adapters are ligated to target polynucleotides to degrade unincorporated adapters prior to amplification and sequencing, and/or by modifying or blocking 5? and 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples, with an optional exonuclease treatment, prior to amplification and sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicants: Illumina, Inc., Ilumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Eric Vermaas, Mahdieh Khosroheidari, Angela Kalbande, Vincent Peter Smith, Claire Bevis-Mott, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Michael Chesney
  • Patent number: 11060130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imaging template hybridisation for estimating cluster numbers prior to solid phase amplification and sequencing. More particularly, an initial round of imaging is carried out at the single molecule template hybridisation stage which allows a general estimation of cluster numbers prior to clusters being formed. Amplification of the signal allows single molecule imaging to be carried out using standard sequencing imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Isabelle Marie Julia Rasolonjatovo, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Vincent Peter Smith, Roberto Rigatti
  • Publication number: 20210180113
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Patent number: 10988797
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Patent number: 10975430
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compositions and methods for improving the rate of correct sample identification in indexed nucleic acid library preparations for multiplex next generation sequencing by blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Peter Smith, Claire Bevis-Mott, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Patent number: 10876158
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for pairwise sequencing of a double-stranded polynucleotide template, which methods result in the sequential determination of nucleotide sequences in two distinct and separate regions of the polynucleotide template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Colin Lloyd Barnes, Roberto Rigatti, Niall Anthony Gormley, David Bentley, Tobias William Barr Ost, Vincent Peter Smith, Graham John Worsley, Eric Hans Vermaas
  • Patent number: 10724075
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide reagents and kits for nucleic acid preparation comprising a siderophore. Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for preparing a nucleic acid library, which comprise: providing a plurality of nucleic acid molecules from a sample; and manipulating the plurality of nucleic acid molecules in a reagent for nucleic acid preparation comprising a siderophore. Further, embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for reducing oxidative damage to a nucleic acid molecule or increasing the Q (phred) score of a sequencing reaction, which methods comprise preparing the nucleic acid molecule in the absence of EDTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Peter Smith, Sohela de Rozieres
  • Patent number: 10683532
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Publication number: 20200181687
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Publication number: 20190292583
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Patent number: 10294511
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Vincent Peter Smith, Sean Humphray
  • Publication number: 20180363047
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for pairwise sequencing of a double-stranded polynucleotide template, which methods result in the sequential determination of nucleotide sequences in two distinct and separate regions of the polynucleotide template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Paul Smith, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Colin Lloyd Barnes, Roberto Rigatti, Niall Anthony Gormley, David Bentley, Tobias William Barr Ost, Vincent Peter Smith, Graham John Worsley, Eric Hans Vermaas
  • Publication number: 20180305750
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compositions and methods for improving the rate of correct sample identification in indexed nucleic acid library preparations for multiplex next generation sequencing by blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Peter Smith, Claire Bevis-Mott, Jonathan Mark Boutell
  • Publication number: 20180305753
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compositions and methods for improving the rate of correct sample identification in indexed nucleic acid library preparations for multiplex next generation sequencing by exonuclease treatment and optionally blocking the 3? ends of pooled indexed polynucleotides from multiple samples prior to amplification and sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Michael Chesney, Vincent Peter Smith, Claire Bevis-Mott, Jonathan Mark Boutell, Angela Kalbande
  • Patent number: 10106851
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting light-induced degradation of nucleic acids includes irradiating a portion of the nucleic acids in the presence of a detection solution comprising a polyphenolic compound. A method of detecting a nucleic acid having a fluorescent tag includes irradiating at least a portion of the nucleic acid with light of a suitable wavelength to induce a fluorescence emission and detecting the fluorescence emission. Optionally, the polyphenolic compound is gallic acid, a lower alkyl ester thereof, or mixtures thereof. A kit includes one or more nucleotides, an enzyme capable of catalyzing incorporation of the nucleotides into a nucleic acid strand and a polyphenolic compound suitable for preparing a detection solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Kay Klausing, Min-Jui Richard Shen, John Moore, Vincent Peter Smith, Kevin Hall