Patents by Inventor Natasha Lyamichev

Natasha Lyamichev 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).

  • Patent number: 5843669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to means for cleaving a nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. Structure-specific nucleases, including 5' nucleases, thermostable FEN-1 endonucleases and 3' exonucleases, are used to detect and identify target nucleic acids. Methods are provided which allow for the detection specific nucleic acid sequences; these methods permit the detection and identification of mutant and wild-type forms of genes (e.g., human genes) as well as permit the detection and identification of bacterial and viral pathogens in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Third Wave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Kaiser, Victor I. Lyamichev, Natasha Lyamichev