Patents Represented by Attorney Richard J. Donohue

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  • Method to achieve solubilization of spider silk proteins
    Patent number: 5245012
    Abstract: A recombinant spider silk protein can be obtained in a commercially useful form by cloning and the expression in a host cell of a polynucleotide encoding an endogenous spider silk protein or variant thereof. The sequencing of a spider silk protein is made possible by a method for solubilizing a spider silk protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Stephen J. Lombari, David L. Kaplan
  • Satellite retrieval apparatus
    Patent number: 4750692
    Abstract: Apparatus for capturing and retrieving objects from space. A tethered grappling unit having deployable arms with catching ropes and Velcro hook strips at the ends thereof is spun and propelled towards the target. On impact, the catching ropes envelop the target and each other. The grappling unit is then reeled in and engages a catching collar containing braking plates to despin the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Inventor: Thomas R. Howard