Patents by Inventor Todd Richmond

Todd Richmond 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).

  • Probe optimization methods
    Publication number: 20050282211
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for optimizing nucleic acid detection assays for use in basic research and clinical research. Specifically, the invention provides a method for empirically optimizing nucleic acid probes by testing them with samples containing genomic DNA with variations in copy number in different regions of the genome. The invention enables the optimization of probes for any hybridization based assay including microarrays, bead-based assays, genotyping assays and RNAi assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Emile Nuwaysir, Roland Green, Rebecca Selzer, Todd Richmond, Mark McCormick, Steven Smith