Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kwiatkowski

Robert J. Kwiatkowski 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).

  • Connexin allele detection assays
    Publication number: 20040203035
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the detection and characterization of mutations associated with non-syndromic hearing impairment. More particularly, the present invention provides compositions, methods and kits for using invasive cleavage structure assays (e.g. the INVADER assay) to screen nucleic acid samples, e.g., from patients, for the presence of any one of a collection of mutations in the Connexin 26, or gap junction beta 2, gene associated with non-syndromic hearing loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Third Wave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea L. Mast, Erin Dorn, Robert J. Kwiatkowski, Molly Accola, Susan S. Wigdal