Patents by Inventor Marla Lay

Marla Lay 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).

  • Monitoring amplification with fret probes
    Patent number: 7160998
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to kits for monitoring a nucleic acid during amplification. More particularly, the present invention relates to kits comprising a first oligonucleotide labeled with a first fluorophore, a second oligonucleotide labeled with a second fluorophore, and components for amplifying the locus, wherein the first and second fluorophores comprise a fluorescence resonance energy transfer pair. Hybridization of at least the first oligonucleotide to the amplified locus places the first and second fluorophores in a resonance energy transfer relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Carl T. Wittwer, Randy P. Rasmussen, Marla Lay
  • Monitoring amplification with fret probes
    Publication number: 20040002098
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to kits for monitoring a nucleic acid during amplification. More particularly, the present invention relates to kits comprising a first oligonucleotide labeled with a first fluorophore, a second oligonucleotide labeled with a second fluorophore, and components for amplifying the locus, wherein the first and second fluorophores comprise a fluorescence resonance energy transfer pair. Hybridization of at least the first oligonucleotide to the amplified locus places the first and second fluorophores in a resonance energy transfer relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Carl T. Wittwer, Randy P. Rasmussen, Marla Lay