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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alec Mian, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen G Kieffer-Higgins, Dorchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Gamera Bioscience Corporation, Medford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C19P / ; C12Q / ; G01N / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 911 ; 435-6 ; 435 911 ; 435 912 ; 435-71 ; 435-72 ; 435-79 ; 435-5 ; 435290 ; 435291 ; 436135 ; 436136 ; 436526 ; 436531 ; 536 243 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for performing a process for amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences based upon the separation of nucleic acid strands by an electromagnetic field. This means of separation allows the use of mesophilic polymerases in the amplification process, thereby increasing the speed and fidelity of the amplification process, as well as the size of target nucleic acid that can be amplified.