Patents by Inventor Robert Blakesley

Robert Blakesley 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).

  • Methods for preventing inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis by pyrophosphate
    Publication number: 20050239090
    Abstract: Methods for preventing inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis by pyrophosphate are disclosed. More specifically, the present invention concerns inhibiting or preventing pyrophosphorolysis in sequencing and amplification of nucleic acid molecules. According to the present invention, an enzyme which is a pentosyltransferase, a phosphotransferase with an alcohol group as acceptor, a nucleotidyltransferase, or a carboxy-lyase is added to the reaction which serves to remove pyrophosphate from the reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Blakesley