US Patent Issued to Illumina on July 22 for "Compositions, systems, and methods for detecting events using tethers anchored to or adjacent to nanopores" (California, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,939, issued on July 22, was assigned to Illumina Inc. (San Diego).

"Compositions, systems, and methods for detecting events using tethers anchored to or adjacent to nanopores" was invented by Jeffrey G. Mandell (La Jolla, Calif.), Kevin L. Gunderson (Encinitas, Calif.) and Jens H. Gundlach (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions, systems, and methods for detecting events are provided. A composition can include a nanopore including a first side, a second side, and an aperture extending through the first and second sides; and a permanent tether including head and tail regions and an elongated body disposed there between. T...