Patents by Inventor Douglas Gillette Smith

Douglas Gillette Smith 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).

  • Identification of centromere sequences and uses therefor
    Patent number: 9758810
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying centromeres and centromeres identified by such methods. Centromeres of organisms such as algae, fungi, and protists can be used, for example, for constructing artificial chromosomes and cells containing such artificial chromosomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Helge Zieler, Robert Christopher Brown, Toby Howard Richardson, Douglas Gillette Smith
  • IDENTIFICATION OF CENTROMERE SEQUENCES AND USES THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100041035
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying centromeres and centromeres identified by such methods. Centromeres of organisms such as algae, fungi, and protists can be used, for example, for constructing artificial chromosomes and cells containing such artificial chromosomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Helge Zieler, Robert Christopher Brown, Toby Howard Richardson, Douglas Gillette Smith