Patents by Inventor Lindsay Colin Wolter

Lindsay Colin Wolter 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).

  • Methods of forming circular nucleic acid probes and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7358047
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes and, more particularly, to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes by rolling circle amplification. The method of the present invention is useful in a range of applications involving the detection of nucleic acid sequences such as, but not limited to, the identification of genetic disorders, genetic variants or the presence of microbiological or viral agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: QIAGEN GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory John Hafner, Philip Morrison Giffard, Lindsay Colin Wolter, James Langham Dale, Mark Richard Stafford, Ilin Chen Hai-Ni Yang, Joanne Voisey
  • Method of amplification
    Patent number: 6830884
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes and, more particularly, to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes by rolling circle amplification. The method of the present invention is useful in a range of applications involving the detection of nucleic acid sequences such as, but not limited to, the identification of genetic disorders, genetic variants or the presence of microbiological or viral agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Molecular Staging Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory John Hafner, Philip Morrison Giffard, Lindsay Colin Wolter, James Langham Dale, Mark Richard Stafford, Ilin Chen Hai-Ni Yang, Joanne Voisey
  • Quantitative PCR-based method of gene detection
    Patent number: 5972602
    Abstract: A method of detecting a gene and quantifying its copy number using a PCR based assay is described. A set (i.e. three primers) of PCR primers is used in a single reaction wherein the first primer is specific for a first gene and the second primer is specific for a second gene which second gene is closely related to the first gene, while the third primer is common to both the first and second genes. From the results obtained the presence or absence of the second gene can be determined, as well as, its copy number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignees: Australian Red Cross Society, The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Catherine Hyland, Lindsay Colin Wolter, Allan Saul