Patents by Inventor Fred Terry Oakes

Fred Terry Oakes 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).

  • Oligonucleotide analogues containing phosphate diester linkage substitutes, compositions thereof, and precursor dinucleotide analogues
    Patent number: 5677439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting gene expression. The compounds of this invention comprise 1) oligonucleoside sequences of from about 6 to about 200 bases having a three atom internucleoside linkage or 2) oligonucleotide sequences of from about 9 to about 200 bases having a diol at either or both termini.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Alexander Ludvik Weis, Frederick Herman Hausheer, Prasad Venkata Chala Chaturvedula, Daniel Joseph Delecki, Paul Francis Cavanaugh, Jr., Patricia Susan Moskwa, Fred Terry Oakes