Patents by Inventor Ulli ROTHWEILER

Ulli ROTHWEILER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230092081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a single-strand DNA binding protein (SSB) which exhibits at least 50% of its maximum ssDNA binding capability in the presence of 500 mM of sodium ions, to dehybridize a DNA molecule or to prevent hybridisation of a complementary ssDNA, wherein the SSB comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence which is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, or a functional fragment thereof, and wherein the DNA molecule or ssDNA is present in or exposed to a solution containing one or more of the following (i) at least 350 mM of sodium ions; (ii) at least 50 mM of potassium ions; (iii) at least 150 mM of magnesium ions; or (iv) at least 200 mM of calcium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Universitetet I Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitet
    Inventors: Marcin PIERECHOD, Nils Peder WILLASSEN, Ulli ROTHWEILER
  • Patent number: 11447812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a single-strand DNA binding protein (SSB) which exhibits at least 50% of its maximum ssDNA binding capability in the presence of 500 mM of sodium ions, to dehybridize a DNA molecule or to prevent hybridisation of a complementary ssDNA, wherein the SSB comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence which is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, or a functional fragment thereof, and wherein the DNA molecule or ssDNA is present in or exposed to a solution containing one or more of the following (i) at least 350 mM of sodium ions; (ii) at least 50 mM of potassium ions; (iii) at least 150 mM of magnesium ions; or (iv) at least 200 mM of calcium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITETET I TROMSØ—NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET
    Inventors: Marcin Pierechod, Nils Peder Willassen, Ulli Rothweiler
  • Publication number: 20190376122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a single-strand DNA binding protein (SSB) which exhibits at least 50% of its maximum ssDNA binding capability in the presence of 500 mM of sodium ions, to dehybridize a DNA molecule or to prevent hybridisation of a complementary ssDNA, wherein the SSB comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence which is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, or a functional fragment thereof, and wherein the DNA molecule or ssDNA is present in or exposed to a solution containing one or more of the following (i) at least 350 mM of sodium ions; (ii) at least 50 mM of potassium ions; (iii) at least 150 mM of magnesium ions; or (iv) at least 200 mM of calcium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Universitetet I Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitet
    Inventors: Marcin PIERECHOD, Nils Peder WILLASSEN, Ulli ROTHWEILER