Patents by Inventor Marion D. Johnson

Marion D. Johnson 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).

  • Triplex in-situ hybridization
    Patent number: 6461810
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for detecting in situ the presence of a target sequence in a substantially double-stranded nucleic acid segment, which comprises: a) contacting in situ under conditions suitable for hybridization a substantially double-stranded nucleic acid segment with a detectable third strand, said third strand being capable of hybridizing to at least a portion of the target sequence to form a triple-stranded structure, if said target sequence is present; and b) detecting whether hybridization between the third strand and the target sequence has occured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Princeton University
    Inventors: Jacques R. Fresco, Marion D. Johnson