Patents by Inventor Grace P. Huang

Grace P. Huang 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).

  • Method involving display of protein binding pairs on the surface of bacterial pili and bacteriophage
    Patent number: 5516637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein, comprising a pilin protein or a portion thereof and a heterologous polypeptide (target protein). In a preferred embodiment it relates to a method for displaying the target protein on the outer surface of a bacterial host cell capable of forming pilus. In certain embodiments, it is desirable that the pilus is a receptor for bacteriophage attachment and infection. The F pilus is preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Dade International Inc.
    Inventors: Grace P. Huang, Peter R. Rhode, Jeffrey R. Stinson, Hing C. Wong