Patents by Inventor Eckard Nordhoff

Eckard Nordhoff 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).

  • Method for binding nucleic acids to a solid phase
    Patent number: 7022835
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for binding nucleic acids to a solid phase in which a nucleic acid containing solution is contacted with a solid phase which has hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups on its surface or/and which comprises a hydrophilic, water-containing polymer matrix, in the presence of dehydrating reagents, in particular in the presence of a salt and polyethylene glycol whereby the nucleic acid is bound to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften. E.V.
    Inventors: Holger Rauth, Richard Reinhardt, Eckard Nordhoff