Patents by Inventor Judith Pickering

Judith Pickering 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).

  • Suppression of non-specific nucleic acid amplication
    Publication number: 20040115674
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods of reducing background signal in nucleic acid amplification reactions by the use of primers in the case of isothermal amplification which include at least one modification selected from a nucleotide analogue, a hairpin loop at the 5′ end of the primer, a ribonucleotide or a fluor or quencher. For more general nucleic acid amplification reactions the primer includes at least two of the modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Knott, Clifford Smith, Judith Pickering, Terek Schwarz