Patents by Inventor Serge B. Melançon

Serge B. Melançon 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).

  • STR marker system for DNA fingerprinting
    Patent number: 6251592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel STR markers for DNA fingerprinting. More specifically, the invention relates to seven different STR markers for DNA fingerprinting of a DNA sample, whereby each marker comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1 to 7 as set forth in FIGS. 1A-1B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Procrea BioSciences Inc.
    Inventors: JianQing Tang, Serge B. Melançon
  • Primers for obtaining highly informative DNA markers
    Patent number: 6060243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a DNA amplification primer pair for the amplification of Sextolet 900 marker, which comprises R14B/264 primer having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a primer designed from the nucleic acid sequence of Sextolet 900 marker (SEQ ID NO:2). A method for the DNA fingerprinting identification of genetically related or unrelated individuals, which comprises the steps of performing DNA amplification of genomic DNA samples collected from individuals, using the primer pair R14B/264 and Sext.900E (SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:3, respectively) and separating the amplified DNA segments obtained whereby Sextolet 900 marker, having a heterozigosity of at least 0.97 and comprising more than 64 alleles, is amplified and serves as DNA fingerprinting of the individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Procrea BioSciences Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Qing Tang, Serge B. Melancon