Patents by Inventor Amy E. Beilstein

Amy E. Beilstein 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).

  • Nucleic acid probes and methods
    Publication number: 20020177695
    Abstract: The present invention provides metal-containing purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides and oligonucleotides; including phosphoramidite and photolabile derivatives thereof, including methods of making and method of using same. The present invention provides a method for detection of nucleic acid sequences via electrochemical or photochemical means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Mark W. Grinstaff, Amy E. Beilstein, Shoeb I. Khan
  • Methods of synthesis of halogen base-modified oligonucleotides and subsequent labeling with a metal-catalyzed reaction
    Patent number: 6288221
    Abstract: The present invention provides metal-containing purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides and oligonucleotides; including phosphoramidite and photolabile derivatives thereof, including methods of making and method of using same. The present invention provides a method for detection of nucleic acid sequences via electrochemical or photochemical means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Mark W. Grinstaff, Amy E. Beilstein, Shoeb I. Khan