Patents by Inventor Kirk B. Nielson

Kirk B. Nielson 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 for producing primed nucleic acid templates
    Patent number: 5773257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for producing primed nucleic acid templates. Specifically, it relates to a method, compositions and kits therefor, of increasing the specificity of primer extension reactions by hybridizing primer to template in the presence of single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Stratagene
    Inventors: Kirk B. Nielson, Eric J. Mathur
  • Method for producing primed nucleic acid templates
    Patent number: 5646019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for producing primed nucleic acid templates. Specifically, it relates to a method, compositions and kits therefor, of increasing the specificity of primer extension reactions by hybridizing primer to template in the presence of single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Stratagene
    Inventors: Kirk B. Nielson, Eric J. Mathur
  • Composition for hybridizing nucleic acids using single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein
    Patent number: 5605824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved composition for hybridizing polynucleotides with complementary nucleic acid sequences. Specifically, it relates to a composition for of increasing the specificity of a polynucleotide hybridization reaction in the presence of single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Stratagene
    Inventors: Kirk B. Nielson, Eric J. Mathur
  • Method for hybridizing nucleic acids using single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein
    Patent number: 5449603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for hybridizing polynucleotides with complementary nucleic acid sequences. Specifically, it relates to a method of increasing the specificity of a polynucleotide hybridization reaction in the presence of single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Stratagene
    Inventors: Kirk B. Nielson, Eric J. Mathur