Patents by Inventor Jila Boal

Jila Boal 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).

  • Purines and pyrimidines linked to a quencher
    Patent number: 6531581
    Abstract: Compounds are described comprising purines substituted at the C-8 position and pyrimidines substituted at the C-4 position with a linker and quencher. These compounds, when incorporated into hairpin oligonucleotides quench the fluorescence of fluorophores linked to the 5′-terminus of the oligonucleotide. These nucleotide-quencher compounds are also easily incorporated into oligonucleotides using conventional or automated oligonucleotide synthetic techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Serologicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Nardone, Irena Nazarenko, Jila Boal
  • Pyrimidines linked to a quencher
    Patent number: 6117986
    Abstract: Compounds are described comprising pyrimidines substituted at the C-5 position with a linker and quencher. These compounds when incorporated into hairpin oligonucleotides quench the fluorescence of fluorophores linked to the 5'-terminus of the oligonucleotide. These nucleotide-quencher compounds are also easy to incorporate into oligonucleotides using conventional, automated, oligonucleotide synthetic techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Intergen Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Glenn Nardone, Irena Nazarenko, Jila Boal