Patents by Inventor Ethan Hillman

Ethan Hillman 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: 11352632
    Abstract: This present patent application relates to a method for controlling a targeted gene expression with an environmental trigger useful for manufacturing a natural product or an analogue thereof biologically. In particular, the present invention discloses an expression system comprises a gene expressing for a fusion protein of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) and a transcription factor, wherein a targeted gene expression is regulated by the phase change of the fusion protein initiated by an environmental trigger, including changes of temperature, pH value, ionic strength or a combination thereof. The method, the expression system and their products are within the scope of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin V. Solomon, Ethan Hillman, Kok Zhi Lee, Yu Hong Wang
  • Publication number: 20210180070
    Abstract: This present patent application relates to a method for controlling a targeted gene expression with an environmental trigger useful for manufacturing a natural product or an analogue thereof biologically. In particular, the present invention discloses an expression system comprises a gene expressing for a fusion protein of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) and a transcription factor, wherein a targeted gene expression is regulated by the phase change of the fusion protein initiated by an environmental trigger, including changes of temperature, pH value, ionic strength or a combination thereof. The method, the expression system and their products are within the scope of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin V. Solomon, Ethan Hillman, Kok Zhi Lee, Yu Hong Wang