Patents by Inventor Heather D. Embree

Heather D. Embree 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).

  • Polysaccharide-based polymers and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 7138373
    Abstract: Gels and polymers comprising a polypeptide bound to a polysaccharide are disclosed. Specific polypeptides include, but are not limited to, polypeptides that comprise glutamine or tyrosine residues. Specific polysaccharides include, but are not limited to, chitosan. Gels and polymers of the invention can be used for the in vitro and in situ formation of protein-polysaccharide conjugates. Methods of making polypeptide/polysaccharide gels and polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Agriculture
    Inventors: Tianhong Chen, Heather D. Embree, Eleanor M. Brown, Maryann M. Taylor, Gregory F. Payne