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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:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Scott B Happe, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph a Sorge, Del Mar, CA (US);
Andrew Firmin, Jackson, WY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stratagene California, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods for detection of nucleic acid sequences. The invention further relates to kit format of said compositions for detection of nucleic acid sequences. Oligonucleotide probes of the invention comprise a target binding sequence and a sequence at least partially complementary thereto, joined by an optional linker to form a hairpin structure in the absence of the target nucleic acid sequence. The probes of the invention comprise a pair of moieties that produce a detectable signal when the probe hybridizes to the target sequence.