Patents by Inventor Robert W. Kwiatowski, Jr.

Robert W. Kwiatowski, Jr. 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).

  • Nucleic acid detection assays employing blocker oligonucleotides
    Patent number: 7482127
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for detecting the presence or absence of target sequences in a sample, where the sample also contains interfering sequences that are similar or identical to the target sequences. In particular, the present invention provides blocker oligonucleotides that at least partially inhibit the formation of invasive cleavage structures with the interfering sequences but do not substantially inhibit the formation of invasive cleavage structures with the target sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Third Wave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Poonam Agarwal, Robert W. Kwiatowski, Jr.