Patents by Inventor Steven Robinson

Steven Robinson 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).

  • Primer walking cycle sequencing using presynthesized primers containing nucleotide analogs
    Patent number: 6043059
    Abstract: A method for primer walking cycle sequencing of nucleic acid is provided using a presynthesized set of walking primers wherein the primers have a raised annealing temperature and/or improved annealing properties without increasing sequence complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Amersham Pharmacia Biotech UK
    Inventors: Michael Alan Reeve, Philip Steven Robinson, Stuart Ball
  • Modifying nucleotide analogues
    Patent number: 5670346
    Abstract: Fluorescently labelled dideoxynucleoside triphosphates are widely used as chain-terminators in Sanger dideoxy sequencing operations. But these unincorporated dye-terminators migrate in an electrophoresis gel and obscure the desired sequence ladder. This invention provides a method and a kit for modifying the unincorporated dye-terminators, e.g. by removal of a 5'-triphosphate group by chemical or enzymatic means e.g. by use of a phosphatase enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Amersham International plc
    Inventors: Michael Alan Reeve, Philip Steven Robinson
  • Magnetic bead precipitation method
    Patent number: 5665554
    Abstract: A method of recovering a first material, e.g. plasmid DNA, from a solution containing pre-precipitated second material, e.g. genomic DNA and cellular debris, by precipitating the first material in the presence of magnetically attractable beads which become non-specifically associated with the newly formed precipitate, using a magnet to draw down the beads and the newly formed precipitate, and removing the supernatant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Amersham International PLC
    Inventors: Michael Alan Reeve, Philip Steven Robinson
  • Vibration resistant rupturable pressure relief member
    Patent number: 4787180
    Abstract: A vibration resistant rupturable pressure relief member for protecting structure subject to vibration from reaching an overpressure condition. The rupturable pressure relief member is comprised of a rupture panel having an elongated concave-convex bulged portion formed therein and having a score pattern on a side thereof which includes an elongated score extending longitudinally across the bulged portion the ends of which connect with additional divergent scores forming opposing V-shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: BS&B Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Steven Robinson, Arnold L. Mundt