Patents by Inventor Jaimee COMPTON

Jaimee COMPTON 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).

  • CAPTURING FENTANYL USING BIOSYNTHETIC MELANIN
    Publication number: 20250109047
    Abstract: Biosynthetic melanin can capture fentanyl from aqueous environments. The captured fentanyl can be released by introducing the fentanyl-bound melanin to an acidic environment. In this way, fentanyl can capture melanin for subsequent detection/analysis, in addition to operating to remove fentanyl for decontamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Zheng Wang, Dagmar Leary, Jaimee Compton, Christopher Katilie, Gregory Ellis, Gary Vora
  • Improved Production of Melanin in Vibirio Natriegens
    Publication number: 20240060105
    Abstract: Improved yields of melanin are obtained by incubating, in an optimized media with a disodium tyrosine substrate, a culture of Vibrio natriegens expressing a heterologous tyrosinase gene at a temperature of about 30° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Zheng WANG, Aaron SMITH, Tanya TSCHIRHART, Jaimee COMPTON