Patents by Inventor Brian G. Monks

Brian G. Monks 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).

  • Patent number: 8617838
    Abstract: The invention includes fusion polypeptides including a first fluorescent protein, e.g., a FRET donor protein, a second fluorescent protein, e.g., a FRET acceptor protein, and, linked to at least one of the fluorescent (e.g., FRET donor or FRET acceptor) proteins, an Fc-region of an immunoglobulin. The polypeptide can be immobilized with respect to a surface via the Fc-region even in the absence of antibodies to either the FRET donor protein or FRET acceptor protein, and can be used as a calibration standard for fluorescence resonance energy transfer includes a polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Eicke Latz, Brian G. Monks, Douglas T. Golenbock
  • Publication number: 20080261257
    Abstract: The invention includes fusion polypeptides including a first fluorescent protein, e.g., a FRET donor protein, a second fluorescent protein, e.g., a FRET acceptor protein, and, linked to at least one of the fluorescent (e.g., FRET donor or FRET acceptor) proteins, an Fc-region of an immunoglobulin. The polypeptide can be immobilized with respect to a surface via the Fc-region even in the absence of antibodies to either the FRET donor protein or FRET acceptor protein, and can be used as a calibration standard for fluorescence resonance energy transfer includes a polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Eicke Latz, Brian G. Monks, Douglas T. Golenbock