Patents by Inventor Brian M. Seifried

Brian M. Seifried 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).

  • High molecular weight, post-translationally modified protein brushes
    Patent number: 9963492
    Abstract: Disclosed are protein brushes that mimic mucin in physical and functional characteristics. The protein brushes have a variable number of tandem repeats similar to natural mucin and are modified at a number of their tyrosine residues to introduce brush substituents that mimic the hydrogel nature of mucin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian M. Seifried, Bradley D. Olsen
  • High Molecular Weight, Post-Translationally Modified Protein Brushes
    Publication number: 20170029478
    Abstract: Disclosed are protein brushes that mimic mucin in physical and functional characteristics. The protein brushes have a variable number of tandem repeats similar to natural mucin and are modified at a number of their tyrosine residues to introduce brush substituents that mimic the hydrogel nature of mucin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian M. Seifried, Bradley D. Olsen