Patents by Inventor Ian J. Atkinson

Ian J. Atkinson 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).

  • Purification of DS-DNA using heteropolymeric capture probes and a triplex, quadruplex or homologous duplex binding mechanism
    Patent number: 7052844
    Abstract: A purification method includes bonding a probe to a target in a sample to form a complex, and separating the sample from the complex to separate in a sequence specific manner the target from the sample. The complex, which is immobilized on a support, is a duplex, triplex or quadruplex formed by Watson-Crick complementary base interaction or by homologous base interaction, provided that when the complex is a duplex and the heteropolymeric probe sequence is antiparallel to the heteropolymeric target sequence, the heteropolymeric probe sequence is bonded to the heteropolymeric target sequence by homologous base interaction, and provided that when the complex is a triplex, the complex is free of recombination proteins. A kit for performing the method includes the support and the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Ingeneus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian J. Atkinson, Glen H. Erikson, Jasmine I. Daksis, Pierre Picard
  • Purification of DS-DNA using heteropolymeric capture probes and a triplex, quadruplex or homologous duplex binding mechanism
    Publication number: 20030049673
    Abstract: A purification method includes bonding a probe to a target in a sample to form a complex, and separating the sample from the complex to separate in a sequence specific manner the target from the sample. The complex, which is immobilized on a support, is a duplex, triplex or quadruplex formed by Watson-Crick complementary base interaction or by homologous base interaction, provided that when the complex is a duplex and the heteropolymeric probe sequence is antiparallel to the heteropolymeric target sequence, the heteropolymeric probe sequence is bonded to the heteropolymeric target sequence by homologous base interaction, and provided that when the complex is a triplex, the complex is free of recombination proteins. A kit for performing the method includes the support and the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: INGENEUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian J. Atkinson, Glen H. Erikson, Jasmine I. Daksis, Pierre Picard