Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Mozer

Thomas J. Mozer 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).

  • Substituted unsymmetrical cyanine dyes with selected permeability
    Patent number: 5658751
    Abstract: The invention describes the preparation and use of fluorescent stains for nucleic acids derived from unsymmetrical cyanine dyes comprising a substituted benzazolium ring system linked by a methine bridge to a pyridinium or quinolinium ring system having at least one substituent on the pyridinium or quinolinium ring that contains a heteroatom. The presence of the heteroatom-containing substituent results in higher sensitivity to oligonucleotides and larger nucleic acid polymers in a wide range of cells and gels, and for use in analysis of cell structure, membrane integrity or function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Molecular Probes, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Yue, Victoria L. Singer, Bruce L. Roth, Thomas J. Mozer, Paul J. Millard, Laurie J. Jones, Xiaokui Jin, Richard P. Haugland