ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,793, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to University of Washington (Seattle).
"Methods and kits for labeling cellular molecules" was invented by Georg Seelig (Seattle), Richard Muscat (London) and Alexander B. Rosenberg (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are provided. Kits for uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are also provided. The molecules to be labeled may include, but are not limited to, RNAs, cDNAs, DNAs, proteins, peptides, and/or antigens."
The patent was file...