Patents by Inventor Norman Lee Burns

Norman Lee Burns 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).

  • Treatment for stabilizing nucleic acid arrays
    Patent number: 11835437
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to treatment of nucleic acid molecules that are attached or associated with solid supports for biochemical analysis, including nucleic acid sequencing. After loading on the solid support, the nucleic acid molecules are treated with a composition comprising a condensing agent, a volume excluding agent, or both, then treated with a composition comprising a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Complete Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Lee Burns, Jay Willis Shafto
  • TREATMENT FOR STABILIZING NUCLEIC ACID ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20210131924
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to treatment of nucleic acid molecules that are attached or associated with solid supports for biochemical analysis, including nucleic acid sequencing. After loading on the solid support, the nucleic acid molecules are treated with a composition comprising a condensing agent, a volume excluding agent, or both, then treated with a composition comprising a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Norman Lee Burns, Jay Willis Shafto
  • Treatment for stabilizing nucleic acid arrays
    Patent number: 10837879
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to treatment of nucleic acid molecules that are attached or associated with solid supports for biochemical analysis, including nucleic acid sequencing. After loading on the solid support, the nucleic acid molecules are treated with a composition comprising a condensing agent, a volume excluding agent, or both, then treated with a composition comprising a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Complete Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Lee Burns, Jay Willis Shafto