Patents by Inventor Michael B. Hinman

Michael B. Hinman 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).

  • Isolated DNA coding for spider silk protein, a replicable vector and a transformed cell containing the DNA
    Patent number: 5989894
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated cDNA which codes for spider silk protein or a fragment or variant thereof, a replicable vector containing cDNA which codes for spider silk protein and which is capable of expressing spider silk protein, a transformed cell or microorganism containing cDNA which codes for spider silk protein or a fragment thereof which is capable of expressing spider silk protein and products, such as fibers, which may be manufactured utilizing the recombinant protein of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Randolph V. Lewis, Ming Xu, Michael B. Hinman
  • Spider silk protein
    Patent number: 5728810
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated cDNA which codes for spider silk protein or a fragment or variant thereof, a replicable vector containing cDNA which codes for spider silk protein and which is capable of expressing spider silk protein, a transformed cell or microorganism containing cDNA which codes for spider silk protein or a fragment thereof which is capable of expressing spider silk protein and products, such as fibers, which may be manufactured utilizing the recombinant protein of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Randolph V. Lewis, Ming Xu, Michael B. Hinman