Patents by Inventor Walt F. Lima

Walt F. Lima 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).

  • Zinc finger peptide cleavage of nucleic acids
    Patent number: 6365379
    Abstract: Selective cleavage of single stranded nucleic acids can be effected by contacting the nucleic acid with a zinc finger peptide in dimeric form. Dimerization results from diminution or elimination of zinc from the peptide, such that easily controllable and highly selective cleavage may be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Walt F. Lima, Stanley T. Crooke, Muthiah Manoharan