Patents by Inventor Mehrdad Majlessi

Mehrdad Majlessi 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).

  • Two-step hybridization and capture of a polynucleotide
    Patent number: 6110678
    Abstract: A method for capturing a target polynucleotide in a sample onto a solid support with an attached immobilized probe by using a capture probe and two different hybridization conditions, which preferably differ in temperature only, is disclosed. The two hybridization conditions control the order of hybridization, where the first hybridization conditions allow hybridization of the capture probe to the target polynucleotide, and the second hybridization conditions allow hybridization of the capture probe to the immobilized probe. The method may be used to detect the presence of a target polynucleotide in a sample by detecting the captured target polynucleotide or amplified target polynucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Gen-Probe Incorporated
    Inventors: William G. Weisburg, Jay H. Shaw, Michael M. Becker, Mehrdad Majlessi