Patents by Inventor Carl Fuller
Carl Fuller 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).
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Patent number: 9156925Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Life Technologies CorporationInventors: Geir Fonnum, Grete I. Modahl, Nini H. Kjus, Astrid E. Molteberg, Diem Tran, Jo Aaserud, Talha M. Gokmen, Steven M. Menchen, Carl Fuller, Luisa Andruzzi, Wolfgang Hinz
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Patent number: 9139666Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies ASInventors: Geir Fonnum, Grete I. Modahl, Nini H. Kjus, Astrid E. Molteberg, Diem Tran, Jo Aaserud, Talha M. Gokmen, Steven M. Menchen, Carl Fuller, Luisa Andruzzi, Wolfgang Hinz
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Patent number: 9139665Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies ASInventors: Geir Fonnum, Grete I. Modahl, Nini H. Kjus, Astrid E. Molteberg, Diem Tran, Jo Aaserud, Talha M. Gokmen, Steven M. Menchen, Carl Fuller, Luisa Andruzzi, Wolfgang Hinz
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Publication number: 20140142254Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES AS, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Geir FONNUM, Grete I. MODAHL, Nini H. KJUS, Astrid E. MOLTEBERG, Diem TRAN, Jo AASERUD, Talha M. GOKMEN, Steven M. MENCHEN, Carl FULLER, Luisa ANDRUZZI, Wolfgang HINZ
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Publication number: 20140073738Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES AS, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Geir FONNUM, Grete I. MODAHL, Nini H. KJUS, Astrid E. MOLTEBERG, Diem TRAN, Jo AASERUD, Talha M. GOKMEN, Steven M. MENCHEN, Carl FULLER, Luisa ANDRUZZI, Wolfgang HINZ
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Publication number: 20140073715Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES AS, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Geir FONNUM, Grete I. MODAHL, Nini H. KJUS, Astrid E. MOLTEBERG, Diem TRAN, Jo AASERUD, Talha M. GOKMEN, Steven M. MENCHEN, Carl FULLER, Luisa ANDRUZZI, Wolfgang HINZ
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Patent number: 7560254Abstract: A method of characterizing a nucleic acid sample is provided that includes the steps of: (a) conducting a DNA polymerase reaction that includes the reaction of a template, an allele specific primer, at least one terminal phosphate-labeled nucleotide, DNA polymerase, and optionally an enzyme having 3??5? exonuclease activity when the primer is non-hydrolyzable, which reaction results in the production of labeled polyphosphate; (b) permitting the labeled polyphosphate to react with a phosphatase to produce a detectable species; (c) detecting the detectable species; and (d) characterizing the nucleic acid sample based on such detection.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar, Carl Fuller, John Nelson, John Macklin
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Patent number: 7393640Abstract: The present invention describes methods of using terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides in the presence of a manganese salt to enhance their substrate properties towards various enzymes. Particularly described are methods of detecting a nucleic acid in a sample, based on the use of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as substrates for nucleic acid polymerases, in the presence of a manganese salt. Further provided are manganese complexes of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as well as terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides with new linkers with enhanced substrate properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2004Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Mark McDougall, Anup Sood, John Nelson, Carl Fuller, John Macklin, Paul Mitsis
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Publication number: 20070292879Abstract: The present invention describes terminal phosphate blocked nucleoside polyphosphates that are stable at high temperature and their use in nucleic acid amplification and analysis. Current invention further describes charge modified terminal phosphate blocked nucleoside polyphosphates for improved incorporation and direct loading of nucleic acid sequencing reactions onto separating media.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP.Inventors: ANUP SOOD, SHIV KUMAR, CARL FULLER, JOHN NELSON
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Patent number: 7256019Abstract: The present invention describes terminal phosphate blocked nucleoside polyphosphates that are stable at high temperature and their use in nucleic acid amplification and analysis. Current invention further describes charge modified terminal phosphate blocked nucleoside polyphosphates for improved incorporation and direct loading of nucleic acid sequencing reactions onto separating media.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar, Carl Fuller, John Nelson
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Patent number: 7244566Abstract: A method of characterizing an analyte sample is provided that includes the steps of: (a) anchoring the analyte to a nucleic acid template of known sequence; (b) conducting a DNA polymerase reaction that includes the reaction of a template, a non-hydrolyzable primer, at least one terminal phosphate-labeled nucleotide, DNA polymerase, and an enzyme having 3??5? exonuclease activity which reaction results in the production of labeled polyphosphate; (c) permitting the labeled polyphosphate to react with a phosphatase to produce a detectable species characteristic of the sample; (d) detecting the detectable species. The method may include the step of characterizing the nucleic acid sample based on the detection. Also provided are methods of analyzing multiple analytes in a sample, and kits for characterizing analyte samples.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar, Carl Fuller, John Nelson
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Patent number: 7223541Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods of detecting a target using a labeled substrate or substrate analog. The methods comprise reacting the substrate or substrate analog in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction which produces a labeled moiety with independently detectable signal only when such substrate or substrate analog reacts. The present invention, in particular, describes methods of detecting a nucleic acid in a sample, based on the use of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as substrates for nucleic acid polymerases. The methods provided by this invention utilize a nucleoside polyphosphate, dideoxynucleoside polyphosphate, or deoxynucleoside polyphosphate analogue which has a colorimetric dye, chemiluminescent, or fluorescent moiety, a mass tag or an electrochemical tag attached to the terminal-phosphate. When a nucleic acid polymerase uses this analogue as a substrate, an enzyme-activatable label would be present on the inorganic polyphosphate by-product of phosphoryl transfer.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Carl Fuller, Shiv Kumar, Anup Sood, John Nelson
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Publication number: 20070003953Abstract: Provided is a novel approach for generating oligonucleotide probes and the use of these probes in gene expression profiling, by hybridization to test oligonucleotides on arrays or beads. This approach involves labeling of the complement oligonucleotide probes using a mixture of dye or hapten labeled-ddNTPs in solution. The labeled oligonucleotide probes are then used to hybridize to the test oligonucleotides on the solid support. Success in hybridization is monitored by associated signal on the solid support. This approach greatly reduces hybridization time, due to the simplification of the probe content. It is especially useful when analyzing a small number of genes, such as a signature set of genes for a disease or condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP.Inventors: CHOCKALINGAM PALANIAPPAN, CARL FULLER, JOHN NELSON
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Patent number: 7125671Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides having three or more phosphates as substrates for nucleic acid polymerases and their use in DNA amplification. The labels employed are chemiluminescent, fluorescent, electrochemical and chromogenic moieties as well as mass tags and include those that are directly detectable, detectable after enzyme activation or feed into other processes to generate a different signal. The signal generated from the attached dyes may also be used to quantify the amount of amplification. Further provided are stabilizers that enhance the stability of terminal-phosphate labeled nucleoside polyphosphates in aqueous solutions and are useful for reducing non-enzymatic hydrolysis of these nucleotides, hence decrease background.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.Inventors: Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar, John Nelson, Carl Fuller, Anuradha Sekher
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Publication number: 20060147967Abstract: A purified recombinant DNA polymerase having high processivity and strand-displacement activity. An isolated nucleic acid that encodes the bacteriophage DNA polymerase. A kit and method for amplifying DNA is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Carl Fuller, Cuong Lam
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Patent number: 7052839Abstract: The present invention describes methods of detecting a nucleic acid in a sample, based on the use of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as substrates for nucleic acid polymerases. The methods provided by this invention utilize a nucleoside polyphosphate, dideoxynucleoside polyphosphate, or deoxynucleoside polyphosphate analogue which has a colorimetric dye, chemiluminescent, or fluorescent moiety, a mass tag or an electrochemical tag attached to the terminal-phosphate. When a nucleic acid polymerase uses this analogue as a substrate, an enzyme-activatable label would be present on the inorganic polyphosphate by-product of phosphoryl transfer. Cleavage of the polyphosphate product of phosphoryl transfer via phosphatase leads to a detectable change in the label attached thereon. When the polymerase assay is performed in the presence of a phosphatase, there is provided a convenient method for real-time monitoring of DNA or RNA synthesis and detection of a target nucleic acid.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Amersham Biosciences CorpInventors: John Nelson, Carl Fuller, Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar
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Patent number: 7033762Abstract: A method of characterizing a nucleic acid sample is provided that includes the steps of: (a) conducting a DNA polymerase reaction that includes the reaction of a template, a non-hydrolyzable primer, at least one terminal phosphate-labeled nucleotide, DNA polymerase, and an enzyme having 3??5? exonuclease activity which reaction results in the production of labeled polyphosphate; (b) permitting the labeled polyphosphate to react with a phosphatase to produce a detectable species characteristic of the sample; (c) detecting the detectable species; and (d) characterizing the nucleic acid sample based on the detection.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Amersham Biosciences CorpInventors: John Nelson, Carl Fuller, Anup Sood, Shiv Kumar
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Publication number: 20060051807Abstract: This invention provides methods for massive parallel nucleic acid analysis. A closed complex of nucleic acid template, nucleotide and polymerase can be formed during polymerase reaction, absent divalent metal ion. This is used to trap the nucleotide complementary to the next template nucleotide in the closed complex. Detection of the trapped nucleotide allows determination of the sequence of this next correct nucleotide. In this way, sequential nucleotides of a nucleic acid template can be identified, effectively determining the sequence. This method is applied to sequence multiple templates in parallel, particularly if they are immobilized on a solid support.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventor: Carl Fuller
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Patent number: 6875573Abstract: Thermostable DNA polymerases both in native form and having single amino acid substitutions and optionally N-terminal deletions are disclosed. These polymerases exhibit a substantial improvement of DNA sequencing performance compared to Taq DNA polymerase. The instant DNA polymerases also possess improved salt tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2002Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Amersham Biosciences CorpInventors: Carl Fuller, Joseph Szasz
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Publication number: 20040241716Abstract: The present invention describes methods of using terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides in the presence of a manganese salt to enhance their substrate properties towards various enzymes. Particularly described are methods of detecting a nucleic acid in a sample, based on the use of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as substrates for nucleic acid polymerases, in the presence of a manganese salt. Further provided are manganese complexes of terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides as well as terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides with new linkers with enhanced substrate properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Mark McDougall, Anup Sood, John Nelson, Carl Fuller, John Macklin, Paul Mitsis