Patents by Inventor Doris L. Fortin

Doris L. Fortin 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).

  • Photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9688617
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot
  • PHOTOREACTIVE SYNTHETIC REGULATOR OF PROTEIN FUNCTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160229794
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot
  • Photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9334231
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot
  • PHOTOREACTIVE SYNTHETIC REGULATOR OF PROTEIN FUNCTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150158811
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot
  • Photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8993736
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot
  • Photoreactive Synthetic Regulator of Protein Function and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20110207213
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoreactive synthetic regulator of protein function. The present disclosure further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present disclosure further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Dirk Trauner, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Matthew R. Banghart, Doris L. Fortin, Alexandre Mourot