Patents by Inventor Jeffrey McKnight

Jeffrey McKnight 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ASSESSING PROTEIN FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20220154167
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for assessing protein function are provided. A modified SpyCatcher protein that can include a tag is provided. Modified SpyCatcher proteins linked to a protein of interest, such as a nuclease are also provided. The methods include contacting a SpyCatcher protein and a SpyTagged protein to form a complex that may further include a protein of interest, one or more nucleic acids, and/or a nuclease. The methods can be used to purify a protein of interest or identify or target a protein binding site in a nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: University of Oregon
    Inventor: Jeffrey McKnight
  • Methods and compositions for assessing protein function
    Patent number: 11236326
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for assessing protein function are provided. A modified SpyCatcher protein that can include a tag is provided. Modified SpyCatcher proteins linked to a protein of interest, such as a nuclease are also provided. The methods include contacting a SpyCatcher protein and a SpyTagged protein to form a complex that may further include a protein of interest, one or more nucleic acids, and/or a nuclease. The methods can be used to purify a protein of interest or identify or target a protein binding site in a nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: University of Oregon
    Inventor: Jeffrey McKnight
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ASSESSING PROTEIN FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20200407708
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for assessing protein function are provided. A modified SpyCatcher protein that can include a tag is provided. Modified SpyCatcher proteins linked to a protein of interest, such as a nuclease are also provided. The methods include contacting a SpyCatcher protein and a SpyTagged protein to form a complex that may further include a protein of interest, one or more nucleic acids, and/or a nuclease. The methods can be used to purify a protein of interest or identify or target a protein binding site in a nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: University of Oregon
    Inventor: Jeffrey McKnight