Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Eickbush

Thomas H. Eickbush 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).

  • Method of performing reverse transcription reaction using reverse transcriptase encoded by non-LTR retrotransposable element
    Patent number: 7153672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a cDNA molecule which includes: contacting an RNA molecule, in the presence of dNTPs, with a non-LTR retrotransposon protein or polypeptide having reverse transcriptase activity under conditions effective for production of a cDNA molecule complementary to the RNA molecule, the contacting being carried out in the absence of a target DNA molecule of the non-LTR retrotransposon protein or polypeptide; and isolating the cDNA molecule. The preferred non-LTR retrotransposon protein or polypeptide is an R2 protein or polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Thomas H. Eickbush, Arkadiusz Bibillo