Location analysis using fire retardant-protected nucleic acid-labeled tags
US8703493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/13
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A nucleic acid tag comprising a nucleotide-support platform attached to a nucleic acid molecule, a fire retardant, and an encapsulant. Unique nucleic acid-containing tags containing a fire- or heat-protective element are seeded at one or more geographic locations. Using sequence analysis techniques, the person or object of interest is examined for the presence of one or more of the seeded nucleic acids. The geographic location associated with each detected nucleic acid is used to backtrack the item's path or extrapolate a probable point of origin.
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