Patents by Inventor G. Scott Higgens

G. Scott Higgens 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 diagnostics based on mass spectrometry
    Patent number: 6043031
    Abstract: The invention provides fast and highly accurate mass spectrometer based processes for detecting a particular nucleic acid sequence in a biological sample. Depending on the sequence to be detected, the processes can be used, for example, to diagnose a genetic disease or chromosomal abnormality; a predisposition to a disease or condition, infection by a pathogenic organism, or for determining identity or heredity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sequenom, Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert Koster, G. Scott Higgens, Daniel P. Little