Patents by Inventor Robert L. Somers

Robert L. Somers 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).

  • Fluorescent nitrogenous base and nucleosides incorporating same
    Patent number: 7144995
    Abstract: A fluorescent nitrogenous base and nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base are provided. Nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base are capable of Watson-Crick base pairing with naturally occurring nucleosides. The nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base have many uses including but not limited to use in probes, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and in investigating nucleic acid interactions with other nucleic acids and/or with proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignees: Glen Research Corporation, Berry & Associates
    Inventors: Dean S. Wise, Anthony D. Sercel, Kee-Yong Jung, David A. Berry, John B. Randolph, Robert L. Somers, Hugh Mackie
  • Fluorescent nitrogenous base and nucleosides incorporating same
    Publication number: 20040009933
    Abstract: A fluorescent nitrogenous base and nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base are provided. Nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base are capable of Watson-Crick base pairing with naturally occurring nucleosides. The nucleosides including the fluorescent nitrogenous base have many uses including but not limited to use in probes, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and in investigating nucleic acid interactions with other nucleic acids and/or with proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicants: Glen Research Corporation, Berry & Associates
    Inventors: Dean S. Wise, Anthony D. Sercel, Kee-Yong Jung, David A. Berry, John B. Randolph, Robert L. Somers, Hugh Mackie
  • Battery-operated screwdriver or similar article
    Patent number: D303205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Martin P. Gierke, Robert L. Somers