Patents by Inventor Franco P. Preparata

Franco P. Preparata 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).

  • Patent number: 7071324
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to nucleic acid probes comprising a pattern of universal and designate nucleotides (or analogs thereof), or ‘gapped’ probes, and the use of sets of gapped probes in sequencing by hybridization to determine the sequence of nucleic acid sequences. The inclusion of universal nucleotides in the probes allows for efficient and rapid sequencing of longer nucleotide sequences than can be sequenced using traditional probes. The systems and methods described herein also relate to apparatus for sequencing nucleic acids which include gapped probes, as well as computer systems capable of analyzing data generated using gapped probes in such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Franco P. Preparata, Eliezer Upfal, John S. Oliver
  • Patent number: 7034143
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to nucleic acid probes comprising a a pattern of universal and designate nucleotides, or ‘gapped’ probes, and the use of sets of gapped probes in sequencing by hybridization to determine the sequence of nucleic acid sequences. The inclusion of universal nucleotides in the probes allows for efficient and rapid sequencing of longer nucleotide sequences than can be sequenced using traditional probes. The systems and methods described herein also relate to apparatus for sequencing nucleic acids which include gapped probes, as well as computer systems capable of analyzing data generated using gapped probes in such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Franco P. Preparata, Eliezer Upfal
  • Patent number: 6689563
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to nucleic acid probes comprising a a pattern of universal and designate nucleotides, or ‘gapped’ probes, and the use of sets of gapped probes in sequencing by hybridization to determine the sequence of nucleic acid sequences. The inclusion of universal nucleotides in the probes allows for efficient and rapid sequencing of longer nucleotide sequences than can be sequenced using traditional probes. The systems and methods described herein also relate to apparatus for sequencing nucleic acids which include gapped probes, as well as computer systems capable of analyzing data generated using gapped probes in such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Franco P. Preparata, Eliezer Upfal
  • Publication number: 20030064382
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to nucleic acid probes comprising a pattern of universal and designate nucleotides (or analogs thereof), or ‘gapped’ probes, and the use of sets of gapped probes in sequencing by hybridization to determine the sequence of nucleic acid sequences. The inclusion of universal nucleotides in the probes allows for efficient and rapid sequencing of longer nucleotide sequences than can be sequenced using traditional probes. The systems and methods described herein also relate to apparatus for sequencing nucleic acids which include gapped probes, as well as computer systems capable of analyzing data generated using gapped probes in such apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Franco P. Preparata, Eliezer Upfal, John S. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20010004728
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to nucleic acid probes comprising a a pattern of universal and designate nucleotides, or ‘gapped’ probes, and the use of sets of gapped probes in sequencing by hybridization to determine the sequence of nucleic acid sequences. The inclusion of universal nucleotides in the probes allows for efficient and rapid sequencing of longer nucleotide sequences than can be sequenced using traditional probes. The systems and methods described herein also relate to apparatus for sequencing nucleic acids which include gapped probes, as well as computer systems capable of analyzing data generated using gapped probes in such apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventors: Franco P. Preparata, Eliezer Upfal