Patents by Inventor Neena Grover

Neena Grover 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).

  • Process of cleaving nucleic acids with oxoruthenium(IV) complexes
    Patent number: 5171853
    Abstract: A method of cleaving nucleic acids comprises contacting a nucleic acid to an oxoruthenium(IV) coordination complex. Examples of coordination compounds useful for carrying out the method include Ru.sup.IV (tpy)(bpy)O.sup.2+, Ru.sup.IV (typ)(phen)O.sup.2+, Ru.sup.IV (typ)(tmen)O.sup.2+, Ru.sup.IV (bpy).sub.2 (py)O.sup.2+, and Ru.sup.IV (phen).sub.2 (py)O.sup.2+.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: H. Holden Thorp, Neena Grover