Patents by Inventor Edwin P. J. G. Cuppen

Edwin P. J. G. Cuppen 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 molecules and collections thereof, their application and modification
    Patent number: 8362230
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for characterising a sample comprising nucleic acid derived from a cell. The method comprises determining whether a sample comprises at least a minimal sequence of at least one new microRNA (miRNA) according to the invention or a mammalian ortholog thereof and characterizing the sample on the basis of the presence or absence of the miRNA. The invention further provides nucleic acid molecules and collections thereof and their use in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The invention furthermore provides a method for identifying a miRNA molecule or a precursor molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
    Inventors: Eugene Berezikov, Edwin P. J. G. Cuppen
  • Nucleic acid molecules and collections thereof, their application and Identification
    Publication number: 20110136891
    Abstract: Provided is a method for characterising a sample comprising nucleic acid derived from a cell. The method comprises determining whether a sample comprises at least a minimal sequence of at least one new microRNA (miRNA) as disclosed herein or a mammalian ortholog thereof and characterizing the sample on the basis of the presence or absence of the miRNA. The invention further provides new nucleic acid molecules and collections thereof and their use in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The invention furthermore provides a method for identifying a miRNA molecule or a precursor molecule thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
    Inventors: Ronald H.A. Plasterk, Eugene Berezikov, Edwin P.J.G. Cuppen
  • Nucleic Acid molecules and Collections Thereof, Their Application and Modification
    Publication number: 20100035760
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for characterising a sample comprising nucleic acid derived from a cell. The method comprises determining whether a sample comprises at least a minimal sequence of at least one new microRNA (miRNA) according to the invention or a mammalian ortholog thereof and characterizing the sample on the basis of the presence or absence of the miRNA. The invention further provides nucleic acid molecules and collections thereof and their use in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The invention furthermore provides a method for identifying a miRNA molecule or a precursor molecule thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ronald H.A. Plasterk, Eugene Berezikov, Edwin P.J.G. Cuppen
  • Nucleic Acid Molecules and Collections Thereof, Their Application and Identification
    Publication number: 20090215865
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for characterising a sample comprising nucleic acid derived from a cell. The method comprises determining whether a sample comprises at least a minimal sequence of at least one new microRNA (miRNA) according to the invention or a mammalian ortholog thereof and characterizing the sample on the basis of the presence or absence of the miRNA. The invention further provides new nucleic acid molecules and collections thereof and their use in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The invention furthermore provides a method for identifying a miRNA molecule or a precursor molecule thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald H.A. Plasterk, Eugene Berezikov, Edwin P.J.G. Cuppen