ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,028, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to NUCLERA LTD. (Cambridge, Great Britain).
"Method of oligonucleotide synthesis" was invented by Michael Chun Hao Chen (Cambridge, Great Britain) and Gordon Ross McInroy (Cambridge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to methods and kits for the synthesis and assembly of oligonucleotides into contiguous strands. The oligonucleotides can be synthesised and assembled in the same device, allowing production of strands longer than can be prepared using base by base synthesis alone."
The patent was filed on March 9, 2020, under Application No. 17/436,330.
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