Patents by Inventor Douglas Benjamin Marks

Douglas Benjamin Marks 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).

  • Nanopore sensor for enzyme-mediated protein translocation
    Patent number: 11339365
    Abstract: Described herein is a device and method for translocating a protein through a nanopore and monitoring electronic changes caused by different amino acids in the protein. The device comprises a nanopore in a membrane, an amplifier for providing a voltage between the cis side and trans side of the membrane, and an NTP driven unfoldase which processed the protein to be translocated. The exemplified unfoldase is the ClpX unfoldase from E. coli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Nivala, Douglas Benjamin Marks, Mark Albert Akeson