Patents by Inventor Borries Kemper

Borries Kemper 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).

  • Mismatch detection techniques
    Patent number: 6110684
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for detecting a mismatch in a duplex nucleic acid, involving: a) contacting the duplex nucleic acid with a reactive agent under conditions which permit the agent to bind but not cleave a mismatch in said duplex nucleic acid; b) detecting binding of the agent to the duplex nucleic acid as an indication of the presence of a mismatch in the duplex nucleic acid; c) contacting the duplex nucleic acid with the reactive agent under conditions which permit the agent to cleave a mismatch in the duplex nucleic acid; and d) detecting a cleavage product as an indication of the presence of a mismatch in the duplex nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Variagenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Borries Kemper, Karin Birkenkamp-Demtroder, Stefan Golz
  • Overexpression of recombinant bacteriophage T4 endonuclease VII and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5824530
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods for the production and recovery of bacteriophage T4 endonclease VII.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Variagenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Borries Kemper, Stefan Golz, Rainer P. Birkenbihl