Patents by Inventor Tsung-Po Lai

Tsung-Po Lai 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 to measure the shortest telomeres
    Patent number: 10604794
    Abstract: The present disclosure encompasses methods and compositions for analyzing telomeres of genomic DNA, including the length of one or more telomeres. In specific embodiments, methods and compositions are employed for identification of the length of the shortest telomere in a collection of genomic DNA. In particular cases, the method greatly suppresses amplification of intra-genomic DNA fragments in comparison to telomeres by hindering their amplification using particular adaptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jerry W. Shay, Tsung-Po Lai
  • METHOD TO MEASURE THE SHORTEST TELOMERES
    Publication number: 20180340212
    Abstract: The present disclosure encompasses methods and compositions for analyzing telomeres of genomic DNA, including the length of one or more telomeres. In specific embodiments, methods and compositions are employed for identification of the length of the shortest telomere in a collection of genomic DNA. In particular cases, the method greatly suppresses amplification of intra-genomic DNA fragments in comparison to telomeres by hindering their amplification using particular adaptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jerry W. Shay, Tsung-Po Lai