Patents by Inventor David R. Halpin

David R. Halpin 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).

  • DNA-templated combinatorial library chemistry
    Patent number: 7479472
    Abstract: The present invention describes templated combinatorial chemical libraries comprised of a plurality of bifunctional molecules having both a chemical compound and a nucleic acid tag that defines the structure of the chemical compound and directs its synthesis. Also described are methods for producing, enriching and in vitro evolution of the bifunctional molecules of such libraries based on the nucleic acid tags and methods for selecting for library compounds having a desired activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Pehr B. Harbury, David R. Halpin