Patents by Inventor James F. Wick

James F. Wick 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).

  • Target nucleic acid sequence amplification
    Patent number: 6063604
    Abstract: A method is provided for the rapid, substantially isostatic, segregation and amplification of the sequence information of a target nucleic acid sequence positioned within a single- or double-stranded polynucleotide. The method is based on the serial generation of double-stranded DNA engineered to contain terminal nicking sites, nicking of those sites, and extensions from those nicks, thereby displacing any existing polynucleotides. Further provided is a method for detecting polynucleotides using the method of the invention. A kit combining the components commonly used in practicing the method of the invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Molecular Biology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Wick, Reinhold Mueller, Michele L. Blassak, Richard K. Wilkosz
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D348459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Yamagishi, James F. Wicks