Patents by Inventor Volker A. Erdmann

Volker A. Erdmann 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).

  • Mirror-symmetrical selection and evolution of nucleic acids
    Patent number: 6605713
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for identifying and producing L-nucleic acids which interact with a target molecule having a natural configuration, as well as the L-nucleic acids produced by this method. Also disclosed is the use of D-nucleic acids which bind to the optical antipode of the target molecule as a matrix for producing L-nucleic acids with an identical sequence, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits which contain the disclosed L-nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Inventors: Jens Peter Furste, Rolf Bald, Volker A. Erdmann