Patents by Inventor Scott DASHNER

Scott DASHNER 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).

  • Publication number: 20210071246
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a composition comprising a primer that is (a) a loopable primer comprising a target-specific section, an adaptor section, and a stem-forming section, wherein the stem-forming section is hybridizable to a portion of the target-specific section to form a stem structure, or (b) a split primer comprising a first target-specific section, a second target-specific section, and an adaptor section positioned between the first target-specific section and the second target-specific section, or (c) a split-loopable primer comprising a first target-specific section, a second target-specific section, a stem-forming section positioned between the first target-specific section and the second target-specific section, and an adaptor section, or comprising a first adaptor section, a second adaptor section, a stem-forming section positioned between the first adaptor section and the second adaptor section, and a target-specific section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Natera, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard ZIMMERMANN, Ryan SWENERTON, Scott DASHNER, Fei LU, Himanshu SETHI
  • Publication number: 20190185913
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for detecting a mutation in a target gene in a sample of blood or a fraction thereof, including in certain examples, a fraction that includes circulating tumor DNA. The methods can include a tiling PCR reaction, for example a one-sided multiplex tiling reaction. Virtually any type of mutation can be detected with the methods and compositions. In certain embodiments, gene fusions are detected. Improved PCR methods, especially for performing nested multiplex PCR reactions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Natera, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard ZIMMERMANN, Joshua BABIARZ, Raheleh SALARI, Tudor Pompiliu CONSTANTIN, Onur SAKARYA, Dennis PROSEN, Alexander OLSON, Scott DASHNER, Nikolay SERGEEV, Matthew Micah HILL