Patents by Inventor Eric Hock Lye Tan

Eric Hock Lye Tan 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).

  • Analog bacteriorhodopsin molecules
    Patent number: 5922843
    Abstract: A method of preparing an analog of bacteriorhodopsin in which organic cations selectively replace calcium and magnesium cations. The method comprises preparing a cation-free blue membrane and incubating the blue membrane with an organic cation selected from the group consisting of monovalent quaternary ammonium cations, bolaform cations and pyridinal cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Eric Hock Lye Tan, Robert R. Birge