US Patent Issued to Roche Sequencing Solutions on Aug. 25 for "Systems for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,885, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Systems for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer" was invented by Roger J.A. Chen (Saratoga, Calif.) and Randall Davis (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer is disclosed. A nanopore forming solution is deposited over a lipid bilayer. The nanopore forming solution has a concentration level and a corresponding activity level of pore molecules such that nanopores are substantially not formed un-stimulated in the lipid bilayer. Formation of a nanopore in the lipid bilayer is initia...