Patents by Inventor Justina MEDZIUNE

Justina MEDZIUNE 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).

  • Oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides
    Patent number: 11739316
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides, methods of making them, and methods of using them. The oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides comprise, in some embodiments, a nucleotide linked to an oligonucleotide of from about 3 to about 100 nucleotides in length. These oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides can be used to label a plurality of different types of nucleic acids in a plurality of different situations with a known oligonucleotide, which can serve as a barcode in some embodiments. The resulting oligonucleotide-labeled nucleic acids oligonucleotides can be used in a variety of nucleic acid sequencing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB, Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Arvydas Lubys, Inga Cikotiene, Zana Kapustina, Arturas Berezniakovas, Justina Medziune, Simona Zeimyte, Mark Andersen, Michael Allen, Sihong Chen
  • OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-TETHERED NUCLEOTIDES
    Publication number: 20200399633
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides, methods of making them, and methods of using them. The oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides comprise, in some embodiments, a nucleotide linked to an oligonucleotide of from about 3 to about 100 nucleotides in length. These oligonucleotide-tethered nucleotides can be used to label a plurality of different types of nucleic acids in a plurality of different situations with a known oligonucleotide, which can serve as a barcode in some embodiments. The resulting oligonucleotide-labeled nucleic acids oligonucleotides can be used in a variety of nucleic acid sequencing methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Arvydas LUBYS, Inga CIKOTIENE, Zana KAPUSTINA, Arturas BEREZNIAKOVAS, Justina MEDZIUNE, Simona ZEIMYTE, Mark ANDERSEN, Michael ALLEN, Sihong CHEN