Patents by Inventor John William Henderson Sutherland

John William Henderson Sutherland 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).

  • Use of exonuclease and/or glycosylase as supplements to anti-polymerase antibody to increase specificity in polymerase chain reaction
    Patent number: 5985619
    Abstract: The present invention provides admixtures and methods for PCR amplification of a target nucleic acid in which amplification efficiency is increased by including an antibody specific for a polymerization agent and at least one of an exonuclease and a glycosylase in the PCR reaction mix. Kits for amplification of a target nucleic acid are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Clinical Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Henderson Sutherland, David Robert Patterson