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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
Zarath M. Summers, High Bridge, NJ (US);
A. Lucie N'Guessan, Houston, TX (US);
John B. Kirkpatrick, Narragansett, RI (US);
Steven L. D'Hondt, Narragansett, RI (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 1/42 (2006.01); B01D 11/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6848 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); B01D 11/0492 (2013.01); C12N 15/1003 (2013.01); C12N 15/1017 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G01N 1/42 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6848 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques and methods are provided for isolating nucleic acids from a sample. The methods include adding a chelating agent to the sample to block nucleic acid binding sites on contaminants in the sample; heating the sample to remove hydrocarbons; and lysing the cells using freeze-thaw cycles.