Patents by Inventor Karen L. Fearson

Karen L. Fearson 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).

  • Method of synthesizing sulfurized oligonucleotide analogs
    Patent number: 5292875
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing sulfurized oligonucleotide analogs, such as phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate analogs, is provided that employs a thiophosphorus compound, such as a thiophosphoric, dithiophosphoric, thiophosphinic, or dithiophosphinic acid disulfide or polysulfide, as a sulfurizing agent. The method of the invention may be used to sulfurize any phosphorous(III)containing intermediate. Preferably, the method is practiced on a commercial DNA synthesizer using phosophoramidite and/or phosphorthioamidite intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Lynx Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wojciech J. Stec, Bogdan Uznanski, B. John Bergot, Bernard L. Hirschbein, Karen L. Fearson