Patents by Inventor Katherine R. Griffiths

Katherine R. Griffiths 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).

  • DNA POLYMERASES AND MUTANTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120094332
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides having a nucleotide polymerase activity and method of enhancing polymerase activity. The polypeptides of the present invention may possess both a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity and an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity, i.e., a reverse transcriptase activity. The polypeptides of the present invention may be used in any application including, but not limited to, DNA sequencing reactions, amplification reactions, cDNA synthesis reactions, and combined cDNA synthesis and amplification reactions, e.g., RT-PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Lee, Gary Gerard, Harini Shandilya, Katherine R. Griffiths, Moreland D. Gibbs, Peter L. Bergquist, Robert Jason Potter