ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,588, issued on April 21, was assigned to SONY GROUP Corp. (Tokyo).
"Nucleotide probes" was invented by Tracy Matray (Snohomish, Wash.), Erin Kwang (New York) and Melissa Dominguez (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds useful as nucleic acid probes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the compounds have the following structure (I) or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein M, L1a, L2, L8, L1b, L3, L5, L6, L7, L4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, m, n, q, and w are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided."
The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2020, under...