ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,720, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Methods for sequencing biopolymers" was invented by Stuart Lindsay (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods related to sequencing a biopolymer. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods for sequencing a polynucleotide using a bioelectronic device that obtains a bioelectronic signature (e.g., current amplitude levels) of polymerase activity based on current fluctuations as complementary nucleotidepolyphosphate monomers (e.g., h...