ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,071, issued on July 15, was assigned to Sony Group Corp. (Tokyo).
"Polymeric tandem dyes with linker groups" was invented by Tracy Matray (Snohomish, Wash.) and Michael VanBrunt (Bothell, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the compounds have the following structure (I):or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L1, L2, L3, L4, M1, M2, m, and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds is also provided."
The patent was filed on March 27, 2024, under Application No. 18/618,544....