Patents by Inventor Gregory Newkirk

Gregory Newkirk 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).

  • CHLOROPLAST TARGETING PEPTIDES AND CONJUGATES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230313217
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a polypeptide comprising a chloroplast-targeting amino acid sequence linked to an amino acid sequence that is capable of electrostatically binding to a nucleic acid molecule, as well as conjugates comprising such polypeptides and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Juan Pablo Giraldo Gomez, Israel Santana, Gregory Newkirk
  • Compositions comprising a nanoparticle, a molecular basket comprising cyclodextrin, and a chloroplast-targeting peptide and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11186845
    Abstract: Compositions for chemical and/or genetic modification of chloroplasts of plants include a functionalized nanoparticle composition linked to a chloroplast-targeting peptide and a functionalized single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) composition complexed with a nucleic acid cassette encoding a plastid-specific ribosomal RNA operon (prrn). Methods for chemically and/or genetically modifying chloroplasts of plants include administering these chloroplast-targeted compositions to the leaves of live plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Juan Pablo Giraldo Gomez, Peiguang Hu, Israel Santana, Gregory Newkirk, Honghong Wu