Patents by Inventor Eva Thulin

Eva Thulin 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).

  • Affinity tag system
    Patent number: 9676872
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an affinity tag system for the immobilization and/or purification of molecules such as biological or organic molecules. The invention provides EF-hand subdomains of calcium binding proteins, such as calbindin D9k, as affinity tags and affinity ligands for immobilizing, detecting and/or for purifying molecules, particularly proteins. Also provided are methods utilizing the affinity tag system of the invention, affinity matrices comprising EF-hand subdomain affinity ligands and fusion proteins comprising EF-hand subdomain affinity tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: David O'Connell, Sara Linse, Eva Thulin, Alejandro Merino
  • Affinity Tag System
    Publication number: 20150005480
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an affinity tag system for the immobilisation and/or purification of molecules such as biological or organic molecules. The invention provides EF-hand subdomains of calcium binding proteins, such as calbindin D9k, as affinity tags and affinity ligands for immobilising, detecting and/or for purifying molecules, particularly proteins. Also provided are methods utilising the affinity tag system of the invention, affinity matrices comprising EF-hand subdomain affinity ligands and fusion proteins comprising EF-hand subdomain affinity tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
    Inventors: David O'Connell, Sara Linse, Eva Thulin, Alejandro Merino