Patents by Inventor Venkatachala Natarajan

Venkatachala Natarajan 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).

  • Internally controlled virion nucleic acid amplification reaction for quantitation of virion and virion nucleic acid
    Patent number: 6077661
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the quantitation of virus and viral nucleic acid. The invention relates to methods for quantitating an amount of virus present in a sample, comprising introducing into the sample a composition comprising a genetically tagged viral nucleic acid, isolating said wild type and said tagged nucleic acid, and quantitating said wild type and said tagged nucleic acid. The invention also relates to genetically tagged retroviral nucleic acid comprising a tag sequence, including insertions and deletions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Venkatachala Natarajan, Norman P. Salzman
  • Internally controlled virion nucleic acid amplification reaction for quantitation of virion and virion nucleic acid
    Patent number: 5814442
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the quantitation of virus and viral nucleic acid. The invention relates to methods for quantitating an amount of virus present in a sample, comprising introducing into the sample a composition comprising a genetically tagged viral nucleic acid, isolating said wild type and said tagged nucleic acid, and quantitating said wild type and said tagged nucleic acid. The invention also relates to genetically tagged retroviral nucleic acid comprising a tag sequence, including insertions and deletions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Venkatachala Natarajan, Norman P. Salzman