Stratos Genomics, Inc.

Other

Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Jack Chase

Mark Stamatios Kokoris

Marc Prindle

Robert Busam

Michael Kovarik

Melud Nabavi

Craig Ostrander

Miranda Lahman

Samantha Vellucci

Taylor Lehmann

Salka Keller

Greg Thiessen

Megan Murt

Frank Klimavicz

Recombinant DPO4-type DNA polymerase variants with amino acid substitutions that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for improved single molecule sequencing applications are provided. Such properties may include enhanced binding and incorporation of bulky nucleotide analog substrates into daughter strands and the like. Also provided are compositions comprising such DPO4 variants and nucleotide analogs, as well as nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes.

DPO4 polymerase variants

Recombinant DP04-type DNA polymerase variants with amino acid substitutions that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for improved single molecule sequencing applications are provided. Such properties may include enhanced binding and incorporation of bulky nucleotide analog substrates into daughter strands and the like. Also provided are compositions comprising such DP04 variants and nucleotide analogs, as well as nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes.

DP04 polymerase variants

A can opener for opening cans of the type having a lid joined to the main body by a rim formed of inner and outer lid surfaces folded onto the upper edge of a can wall. A toothed drive wheel rotatably mounted on a housing engages the inner surface of the rim and forces the outer rim surface against a cutter wheel when a drive shaft is rotated by a turning handle. The turning handle is threaded onto the drive shaft so that rotating the handle both rotates the drive wheel and pulls it tightly against the housing which holds a rotatably mounted cutting wheel. This cuts through the outer lid surface to free the lid from the can. The cutting wheel has an outwardly flaring upper cutting edge and the drive wheel has a curved surface for contacting the inner margin of the rim. The two surfaces coact to force the upper cut surface outwardly and the lower cut surface inwardly. Consequently, as the lid is cut free, it is flared outwardly from the can wall for ease of manual removal and replacement. The cut surfaces are not sharp and there is no contact between the opener and the can contents. Any metal shavings would fall outside the can because the cut is outside the wall of the can.

Safety can opener

Apparatus for determining whether an intermediate terrain feature blocks the line of sight between a pair of spaced terrain points, comprising a linearly extending base, at least three spaced posts extending perpendicularly to the base and having cursors on them, the distances between the posts being selectively adjustable. In one embodiment, the base is of three telescopic sections, with a post mounted on each of the sections. In another embodiment, the base is fixed and has three sliders, on each of which a post is mounted. The posts are pivotally mounted on the base, so as to be stored substantially parallel to the base.

Line of sight plotter

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Jack Chase