US2008042347A1PendingUtilityA1
Biological molecule puzzle
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 18, 2006Filed: Aug 18, 2006Published: Feb 21, 2008
Est. expiryAug 18, 2026(~0.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dawn A. Tamarkin
A63F 9/06A63F 9/10A63F 2003/0481A63F 2003/0476
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Abstract
A biological molecule puzzle comprising: at least one oxygen puzzle piece; at least two hydrogen puzzle pieces that are both simultaneously removeably attachable to the at least one oxygen puzzle piece; a first base puzzle piece removeably attachable to at least one puzzle selected from the group consisting of an oxygen puzzle piece, and a hydrogen puzzle piece; and wherein the at least one oxygen puzzle piece can be removeably attached to two hydrogen puzzle pieces to form a water molecule puzzle.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A biological molecule puzzle comprising:
at least one oxygen puzzle piece; at least two hydrogen puzzle pieces that are both simultaneously removeably attachable to the at least one oxygen puzzle piece; a first base puzzle piece removeably attachable to at least one puzzle selected from the group consisting of an oxygen puzzle piece, and a hydrogen puzzle piece; and wherein the at least one oxygen puzzle piece can be removeably attached to two hydrogen puzzle pieces to form a water molecule puzzle.
2 . The biological molecule puzzle of claim 1 , further comprising:
writing on the oxygen puzzle piece indicating that the oxygen puzzle represents an oxygen atom; writing on the hydrogen puzzle piece indicating that the hydrogen puzzle piece represents a hydrogen atom; writing on the first base puzzle piece indicating that it is one selected from the group consisting of a monosaccharide; amino acid; RNA nucleotide; DNA nucleotide; a glycerol molecule.
3 . The biological molecule puzzle of claim 2 , wherein the first base puzzle piece is also removeably attachable to a puzzle piece selected from the group consisting of R group puzzle piece; guanine RNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; uracil RNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; cytosine RNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; adenine RNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; guanine DNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; cytosine DNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; thymine DNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; adenine DNA nitrogenous base puzzle piece; DNA nucleotide puzzle piece; a two carbon three hydrogen molecule puzzle piece; one carbon two hydrogen molecule puzzle piece; a saturated fatty acid puzzle piece; an unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece; and a phosphocholine puzzle piece.
4 . A biological molecule puzzle set comprising:
a hydrogen puzzle piece, the hydrogen puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the hydrogen puzzle piece representing a hydrogen atom;
one hydrogen puzzle connector;
an oxygen puzzle piece, the oxygen puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the oxygen puzzle piece representing an oxygen atom;
two oxygen puzzle connectors, the two oxygen puzzle connectors are each configured to removeably attach to the hydrogen puzzle connector;
a monosaccharide puzzle piece, the monosaccharide puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the monosaccharide puzzle piece representing a ring of a cyclic carbon structure;
four monosaccharide puzzle connectors, each of the four monosaccharide puzzle connectors removeably attachable to the oxygen puzzle connectors;
an R group puzzle piece;
an R group puzzle connector;
an amino acid puzzle piece, the amino acid puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the amino acid puzzle piece representing chemical elements and chemical bonds that make up the amino acid;
a first amino acid puzzle connector, configured to removeably attach an oxygen puzzle connector;
a second amino acid puzzle connector, configured to removeably attach an R group puzzle connector;
a third amino acid puzzle connector, configured to removeably attach to a hydrogen puzzle connector;
an RNA guanine puzzle piece, the RNA guanine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the RNA guanine puzzle piece representing guanine;
an RNA guanine puzzle connector;
an RNA uracil puzzle piece, the RNA uracil puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the RNA uracil puzzle piece representing uracil;
an RNA uracil puzzle connector;
an RNA cytosine puzzle piece, the RNA cytosine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the RNA cytosine puzzle piece representing cytosine;
an RNA cytosine puzzle connector;
an RNA adenine puzzle piece, the RNA adenine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the RNA adenine puzzle piece representing adenine;
an RNA adenine puzzle connector;
an RNA nucleotide puzzle piece, the RNA nucleotide puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the RNA nucleotide puzzle piece representing a heterocyclic base, a hydroxyl group, and a phosphate group;
a first RNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to a hydrogen puzzle connector;
a second RNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an RNA guanine puzzle connector, an RNA uracil puzzle connector, an RNA cytosine puzzle connector, and an RNA adenine puzzle connector;
a third RNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a DNA guanine puzzle piece, the DNA guanine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the DNA guanine puzzle piece representing guanine;
a first DNA guanine puzzle connector;
a second DNA guanine puzzle connector;
a DNA adenine puzzle piece, the DNA adenine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the DNA adenine puzzle piece representing adenine;
a first DNA adenine puzzle connector;
a second DNA adenine puzzle connector;
a DNA thymine puzzle piece, the DNA thymine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the DNA thymine puzzle piece representing thymine;
a first DNA thymine puzzle connector;
a second DNA thymine puzzle connector, the second DNA thymine puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to the second DNA guanine puzzle connector and the second DNA adenine puzzle connector;
a DNA cytosine puzzle piece, the DNA cytosine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the surface of the DNA cytosine puzzle piece representing cytosine;
a first DNA cytosine puzzle connector;
a second DNA cytosine puzzle connector, the second DNA cytosine puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to the second DNA guanine puzzle connector and the second DNA adenine puzzle connector;
a DNA nucleotide puzzle piece, the DNA nucleotide puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the DNA nucleotide puzzle piece representing a heterocyclic base, a hydroxyl group, and a phosphate group;
a first DNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to a hydrogen puzzle connector;
a second DNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to a DNA guanine puzzle connector, a DNA thymine puzzle connector, a DNA cytosine puzzle connector, and a DNA adenine puzzle connector;
a third DNA nucleotide puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector.
5 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 4 , wherein the writing on each of the puzzle pieces are raised.
6 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 4 , wherein the writing on each of the puzzle pieces are grooved.
7 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 4 , wherein the puzzle pieces are color coded.
8 . A biological molecule puzzle set comprising:
a two carbon three hydrogen puzzle piece, the two carbon three hydrogen puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the two carbon three hydrogen puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a two carbon three hydrogen molecule;
a first two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector, the first two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a second two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector, the second two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a third two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector;
a one carbon two hydrogen puzzle piece, the one carbon two hydrogen puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the one carbon two hydrogen puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a one carbon two hydrogen molecule;
a first one carbon two hydrogen puzzle connector, the first one carbon two hydrogen puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a second one carbon two hydrogen puzzle connector, the second one carbon two hydrogen puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to the third two carbon three hydrogen puzzle connector;
a saturated fatty acid puzzle piece, the saturated fatty acid puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the saturated fatty acid puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a saturated fatty acid;
a saturated fatty acid puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a first unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece, the first unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the first unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a first unsaturated fatty acid;
a first unsaturated fatty acid puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a second unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece, the second unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the second unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a second unsaturated fatty acid;
a second unsaturated fatty acid puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector;
a third unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece, the third unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the third unsaturated fatty acid puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a third unsaturated fatty acid;
a third unsaturated fatty acid puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector; and
a phosphocholine puzzle piece, the phosphocholine puzzle piece comprising:
writing on the phosphocholine puzzle piece representing the individual chemical elements and chemical bonds of a phosphocholine;
a phosphocholine puzzle connector configured to removeably attach to an oxygen puzzle connector.
9 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 8 , wherein the writing on each of the puzzle pieces are raised.
10 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 8 , wherein the writing on each of the puzzle pieces are grooved.
11 . The biological molecule puzzle set of claim 8 , wherein the puzzle pieces are color coded.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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