Patents by Inventor Gregory K. Taylor

Gregory K. Taylor 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).

  • Identification and characterization of protein fragments
    Patent number: 7765068
    Abstract: A method of preparing a first set of candidate fragments from a sample protein fragment and a protein sequence, comprises selecting a first candidate sequence comprising a terminal amino acid of the protein sequence; generating a further candidate sequence from each candidate sequence, except a last candidate sequence; and including any candidate sequences having a mass which is equal to the mass of the sample protein fragment within a third tolerance, in the first set of candidate fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Neil L. Kelleher, Gregory K. Taylor
  • Method for crosslinking UHMWPE in an orthopaedic implant
    Patent number: 6365089
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bearing for use in an orthopaedic implant, comprises the steps of: providing a radiation source; positioning a bearing material at a distance away from the radiation source; installing a shield over at least a portion of the bearing material; irradiating the bearing material through the shield using the radiation source; and forming a bearing surface on the bearing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Krebs, Dirk L. Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Dale F. Swarts, Gregory S. Meadows, Gregory K. Taylor