Patents by Inventor Gavin C. Swiatek

Gavin C. Swiatek has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatuses and methods for determining protease activity
    Patent number: 7883863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and an apparatuses for determining protease activity. The compositions of the invention contain a reporter protein fused to at least one protease cleavage sequence, and a linker for attaching the protease cleavage sequence to a solid support. Methods for determining protease activity and characterizing proteases are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University
    Inventors: William W. Ward, Gavin C. Swiatek
  • Apparatuses and methods for determining protease activity
    Publication number: 20080241867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and an apparatuses for determining protease activity. The compositions of the invention contain a reporter protein fused to at least one protease cleavage sequence, and a linker for attaching the protease cleavage sequence to a solid support. Methods for determining protease activity and characterizing proteases are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: William W. Ward, Gavin C. Swiatek
  • Apparatuses and methods for determining protease activity
    Patent number: 7329506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and an apparatuses for determining protease activity. The compositions of the invention contain a reporter protein fused to at least one protease cleavage sequence, and a linker for attaching the protease cleavage sequence to a solid support. Methods for determining protease activity and characterizing proteases are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University
    Inventors: William W. Ward, Gavin C. Swiatek