Patents by Inventor Xun Xu

Xun Xu 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: 20240392263
    Abstract: Provided is a recombinant KOD polymerase. A KOD polymerase mutant is a protein as follows: the protein is a protein having DNA polymerase activity that is obtained by modifying amino acid residues in at least one of the following 48 positions in the amino acid sequence of KOD DNA polymerase GH78: 267, 326, 347, 349, 353, 375, 378, 379, 380, 385, 451, 452, 453, 454, 457, 461, 465, 470, 474, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482, 484, 485, 486, 493, 496, 497, 514, 574, 584, 605, 610, 630, 665, 666, 667, 674, 676, 680, 682, 698, 707, 718, 723 and 729, without changing other amino acid sequences; and compared with KOD DNA polymerase GH78, with regard to catalysis, the recombinant DNA polymerase exhibits a faster reaction rate, better catalytic efficiency, better affinity and other advantages, thereby improving the reaction rate of DNA polymerase in sequencing and increasing the reaction read length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lili Zhai, Qingqing Xie, Ruyin Cao, Zi Wang, Yue Zheng, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20240375096
    Abstract: Provided are a detection structure and method, a detection chip, and a sensing device. The detection structure (200) includes a sensing device (100) at least including a detection chip (000), a fluid tank (101), and a carrier plate (102), and a detector (201) configured to capture and analyze a signal generated in the sensing device (100). The fluid tank (101) is disposed at the carrier plate (102) and forms a cavity (103) with the carrier plate (102). The detection chip (000) is located in the cavity (103) and at least includes a substrate (001), a first electrode (002) and a first circuit (003) that are disposed at the substrate. The first electrode (002) is connected to a second electrode (004) through the first circuit (003) to form an electrical circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Quanxin YUN, Zhaohui WANG, Yuxiang LI, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20240375107
    Abstract: This application provides a microwell structure, a preparation method and a chip, which belongs to the field of biotechnology. The microwell structure provided in this application comprises a base and support structure layers having through holes and being provided over the base; the support structure layers and the through holes form a cavity with the base; from top to bottom, the support structure layers comprise at least two layers, and the diameter of the through hole in the support structure layer far away from the base is smaller than that of the through hole in the support structure layer provided over the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Quanxin YUN, Yuning ZHANG, Yuxiang LI, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20240369489
    Abstract: An illumination chip includes an illumination array structure and an illumination well. The illumination array structure includes a substrate and multiple illumination units periodically distributed on the substrate. The illumination well is disposed on a surface, extending along the multiple illumination units, of the illumination array structure, where the illumination well is divided into multiple placement units which are configured to place samples, and each placement unit (841) is disposed above a corresponding illumination unit. Illumination units of the multiple illumination units are configured to generate, in a case where the illumination units of the multiple illumination units are illuminated by a light source, surface plasmon structured light to excite fluorescent dyes of samples in corresponding placement units of the multiple placement units, and generate a fluorescence signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Fan ZHOU, Shaozhuang YANG, Jielei NI, Mengzhe SHEN, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20240369533
    Abstract: A method for determining an effect relationship between various substances and cells, including: providing a first droplet, a second droplet, a third droplet, and a microwell array chip, a plurality of microwell combinations being provided on the microwell array chip, fusing the first droplet and the second droplet on the microwell array chip, and performing cell culture; adding the third droplet into the microwell array chip, and fusing the third droplet with the first fused droplet subjected to the cell culture, to obtain a second fused droplet, performing demulsification, library construction, and sequencing, and determining an effect relationship between various substances and cells on the basis of the sequencing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yang LIU, Run XIE, Shiyu WANG, Kai GAO, Menghua LV, Ya LIU, Longqi LIU, Xun XU
  • Patent number: 12104205
    Abstract: Provided are a PCR primer pair and an application thereof. The PCR primer pair comprises a first primer and a second primer, wherein the first primer comprises a first specific sequence, a first random sequence, and a first universal sequence, the first specific sequence is located at the 3? end of the first primer, the first random sequence is located at the 5? end of the first primer, and the first universal sequence is located between the first specific sequence and the first random sequence; the second primer comprises a second specific sequence, a second random sequence, and a second universal sequence, the second specific sequence is located at the 3? end of the second primer, the second random sequence is located at the 5? end of the second primer, and the second universal sequence is located between the second specific sequence and the second random sequence, wherein the first random sequence and the second random sequence are inversely complementary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Haojun Jiang, Peng Zeng, Xuehan Zhuang, Ya Gao, Yanyan Zhang, Hui Jiang, Jing Guo, Fang Chen, Xun Xu
  • Patent number: 12071666
    Abstract: The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 6 that are associated with a beneficial response to a treatment that targets Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) toxin B (TcdB), e.g. a TcdB antibody. These TcdB treatment response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment that targets TcdB in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with a TcdB antibody, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients. The invention also provides antibodies, drug products, and kits useful with the TcdB Treatment response markers of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
    Inventors: Peter M. Shaw, Devan V. Mehrotra, Rebecca L. Blanchard, Judong Shen, Robin Mogg, Mary Beth Dorr, Junhua Li, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20240281625
    Abstract: Provided are a magnetic bead-based detection method, a storage medium, and a detection device. The detection method includes: collecting a white light image of a to-be-detected solution, in which the to-be-detected solution is mixed with a to-be-detected sample and magnetic beads with a capture agent (S1); determining magnetic stripe regions in the white light image, and determining first magnetic bead regions based on the magnetic stripe regions (S2); selecting, by using a first neural network, second magnetic bead regions containing magnetic beads from the first magnetic bead regions, and obtaining a marker position of each of the magnetic beads (S3); and obtaining, by using a second neural network and based on each of the second magnetic bead regions, codes at code bits of a corresponding magnetic bead, and obtaining corresponding code information based on the codes of the code bits and the marker position of the magnetic bead (S4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Wenwei Zhang, Mei Li, Weimao Wang, Yuxiang Li, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20240209439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of nucleic acid sequencing. Specifically, provided in the present invention is a nucleotide analogue for sequencing. The nucleotide analogue carries a linker on the base or the ribose ring 3?-OH, and can be used for NGS sequencing. The present invention further relates to a kit containing the nucleotide analogue, and a sequencing method based on the nucleotide analogue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Xun XU, Bo TENG, Wenwei ZHANG, Liang SHEN, Shitian ZHUO, Shengyi YAN, Nanfeng GAO, Yonghui ZHANG, Jie ZHAO, Sha LIAO, Ming WANG, Shaoqiao ZHANG, Ao CHEN, Handong LI
  • Publication number: 20240117425
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for sequencing nucleic acids and other applications. In sequencing by synthesis, unlabeled reversible terminators are incorporated by a polymerase in each cycle, then labeled after incorporation by binding to the reversible terminator a directly or indirectly labeled antibody or other affinity reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Radoje Drmanac, Snezana Drmanac, Handong Li, Xun Xu, Matthew J. Callow, Leon Eckhardt, Naibo Yang
  • Publication number: 20240085717
    Abstract: Disclosed are a super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51), a super-resolution imaging method, a biological sample identification system (4, 61) and method, a nucleic acid sequencing imaging system (5) and method, and a nucleic acid identification system (6) and method. The super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51) includes an illumination system (A) and an imaging system (B). The illumination system (A) outputs excitation light to irradiate a biological sample to generate excited light, and the imaging system (B) collects and records the excited light to generate an excited light image. The illumination system (A) includes an excitation light source (10, 10a) and a structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a). The excitation light source (10, 10a) outputs the excitation light, and the structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a) modulates the excitation light into structured light to irradiate the biological sample to generate the excited light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: JIELEI NI, MING NI, FAN ZHOU, ZEYU SU, KE JI, DONG WEI, MENGZHE SHEN, YUANQING LIANG, MEI LI, XUN XU
  • Publication number: 20240082846
    Abstract: A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Publication number: 20240067673
    Abstract: A modified nucleoside or nucleotide, the 3?-OH of the modified nucleoside or nucleotide being reversibly blocked; meanwhile, the present invention also relates to a kit comprising the nucleoside or nucleotide, and a sequencing method based on the nucleoside or nucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Xun XU, Bo TENG, Wenwei ZHANG, Ao CHEN, Handong LI, Shengyi YAN, Shitian ZHUO, Liang SHEN, Yonghui ZHANG, Nanfeng GAO, Jie ZHAO, Sha LIAO
  • Patent number: 11857973
    Abstract: A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Patent number: 11851657
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treating corneal disease (e.g., corneal neovascularization. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to rAAV-mediated delivery of an cornea-associated transgene to a subject. In some embodiments, the rAAV transduces the corneal tissue of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Guangping Gao, Yi Lu, Qiang Zheng, Xun Xu, Phillip D. Zamore, Phillip Tai
  • Patent number: 11788138
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for sequencing nucleic acids and other applications. In sequencing by synthesis, unlabeled reversible terminators are incorporated by a polymerase in each cycle, then labeled after incorporation by binding to the reversible terminator a directly or indirectly labeled antibody or other affinity reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: MGI Tech Co., Ltd., BGI Shenzhen
    Inventors: Radoje Drmanac, Snezana Drmanac, Handong Li, Xun Xu, Matthew J. Callow, Leon Eckhardt, Naibo Yang
  • Publication number: 20230323445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid using an immersion reaction protocol. The immersion reaction protocol comprises sequentially immersing a solid support having nucleic acid molecules immobilized thereon in different reaction containers to realize nucleic acid sequencing. FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Xun XU, Hui WANG, Bin XIE, Zhuokun LI, Shengming ZHAO, Ao CHEN, Chongjun XU, Wenwei ZHANG, Ming NI
  • Patent number: 11760995
    Abstract: Provided is a PCR primer pair, comprising: a first primer and a second primer, wherein the first primer comprises a first specific sequence and a first random sequence; the first specific sequence is located on 3? end of the first primer, and the first random sequence is located on 5? end of the first primer; the second primer comprises a second specific sequence and a second random sequence, the second specific sequence is located on 3? end of the second primer, and the second random sequence is located on 5? end of the second primer; moreover, the first specific sequence and the second specific sequence are an upstream primer and a downstream primer directed to a target sequence respectively, and the first random sequence and the second random sequence are inverse complementary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MGI TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Ya Gao, Guodong Huang, Yicong Wang, Yuqian Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Fang Chen, Na Zhong, Hui Jiang, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20230272467
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid using an immersion reaction protocol. The immersion reaction protocol comprises sequentially immersing a solid support having nucleic acid molecules immobilized thereon in different reaction containers to realize nucleic acid sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Xun Xu, Hui Wang, Bin Xie, Zhuokun Li, Shengming Zhao, Ao Chen, Chongjun Xu, Wenwei Zhang, Ming Ni
  • Patent number: 11692221
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid using an immersion reaction protocol. The immersion reaction protocol comprises sequentially immersing a solid support having nucleic acid molecules immobilized thereon in different reaction containers to realize nucleic acid sequencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: MGI TECH CO., LTD., COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Xun Xu, Hui Wang, Bin Xie, Zhuokun Li, Shengming Zhao, Ao Chen, Chongjun Xu, Wenwei Zhang, Ming Ni