Patents by Inventor Sigurdur V. Smarason

Sigurdur V. Smarason 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 desalting nucleic acids
    Patent number: 6897027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for desalting nucleic acid samples. The method involves contacting a liquid sample comprising a nucleic acid and an ionic salt with an ion exchanger comprising an insoluble phosphate salt, removing said liquid, and eluting said nucleic acid from the ion exchanger. The desalted nucleic acids provided by the methods of the invention are suitable for a wide variety of analytic and diagnostic applications, including high-throughput assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: deCODE genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Sigurdur V. Smárason, Albert V. Smith
  • Method for desalting nucleic acids
    Publication number: 20030186247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for desalting nucleic acid samples. The method involves contacting a liquid sample comprising a nucleic acid and an ionic salt with an ion exchanger comprising an insoluble phosphate salt, removing said liquid, and eluting said nucleic acid from the ion exchanger. The desalted nucleic acids provided by the methods of the invention are suitable for a wide variety of analytic and diagnostic applications, including high-throughput assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: deCODE genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Sigurdur V. Smarason, Albert V. Smith