Patents by Inventor NICHOLAS M. SAMPRAS

NICHOLAS M. SAMPRAS 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).

  • TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING NONSPECIFIC BINDING OF NUCLEIC ACIDS TO SURFACES
    Publication number: 20020051973
    Abstract: Methods for substantially improved detection and analysis in nucleic acid hybridization assays are described. The methods provide the reliable estimation of background signal which derives primarily from nonspecific hybridization. The invention is useful in chemical, biological, medical and diagnostic techniques, as well as for drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: GLENDA C. DELENSTARR, STEVEN M. LEFKOWITZ, KEVIN J. LUEBKE, LESLIE B. OVERMAN, NICHOLAS M. SAMPRAS, JEFFERY R. SAMPSON, PAUL K. WOLBER