Patents by Inventor Michael J Mendez

Michael J Mendez 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145906
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to digital display devices and base stations such as small cell base stations, which may include at least one antenna and a radio. More specifically, digital display devices are being increasingly deployed in airports, along roads and highways, in shopping malls, in rural or highly urban areas where additional cellular coverage is desirable. These digital display devices provide desirable mounting locations for cellular equipment because they are already powered. One or more components of the base station may be concealed from view by a concealment device to satisfy aesthetic or design requirements. In some aspects, this concealment device may be a fabric radome. In some aspects, the concealment device may be the digital display device itself, because the digital display device is dimensioned such that at least some components of the base station may be hidden behind or within the digital display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Walter Mark Hendrix, Julian R. Colapietro, Naiara Nafarrate Mendez, Michael J. Paulus
  • Publication number: 20220411766
    Abstract: Described herein are prenyltransferases including non-natural variants thereof having at least one amino acid substitution as compared to its corresponding natural or unmodified prenyltransferases and that are capable of at least two-fold greater rate of formation of cannabinoids such as cannabigerolic acid, cannabigerovarinic acid, cannabigerorcinic acid, and cannabigerol, as compared to a wild type control. Prenyltransferase variants also accept different hydrophobic substrates (e.g., “donor” molecules), compared to wild type controls, to create different minor and novel cannabinoids. Prenyltransferase variants also demonstrated regioselectivity to desired cannabinoid isomers such as CBGA (3-GOLA), 3-GDVA, 3-GOSA, and CBG (2-GOL). The prenyltransferase variants can be used to form prenylated aromatic compounds, and can be expressed in an engineered microbe having a pathway to such compounds, which include 3-GOLA, 3-GDVA, 3-GOSA, and CBG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. MENDEZ, Kyle BOTSCH, Tasha ALTHEIDE, Matthew SAUNDERS
  • Publication number: 20220364066
    Abstract: Described herein are variant, novel cannabinoid synthases, nucleic acids encoding same, and various uses thereof. In one aspect, a variant cannabinoid synthase or an active fragment thereof is provided comprising a non-naturally occurring amino acid sequence relative to a wild-type cannabinoid synthase or an active fragment thereof which acts on a substrate to produce an altered amount of a cannabinoid relative to an amount of the cannabinoid produced by the wild-type cannabinoid synthase or active fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle BOTSCH, Craig BEHNKE, Karla GONZALEZ, Matthew SAUNDERS, Michael J. MENDEZ, Jeremy LANOISELEE
  • Publication number: 20150250152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and VK) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Susan Klapholz, Michael J. Mendez, Larry Green
  • Patent number: 8809051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and V?) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Fremont Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Susan Klapholz, Michael J Mendez, Larry Green
  • Patent number: 7820877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and V?) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Amgen Fremont Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Sue Klapholz, Michael J. Mendez, Larry Green
  • Publication number: 20080235814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and V?) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Susan Klapholz, Michael J. Mendez, Larry Green
  • Publication number: 20080097084
    Abstract: A process for the expression and purification of membrane associated proteins is provided. A process for the expression and purification of membrane proteins such as G-protein coupled receptors is provided. A hybrid polypeptide is constructed from a protein of interest and a peptide tag from the amino-terminus extracellular domain of rhodopsin. A method for purifying the hybrid protein using the rhodopsin tag is provided. Methods of detecting the expressed hybrid are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Michael J. Mendez, Craig Behnke, Craig Hokanson
  • Patent number: 7064244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and V?) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Abgenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Susan Klapholz, Michael J Mendez, Larry Green
  • Publication number: 20040071659
    Abstract: The present invention provides anti-angiogenic compositions and methods, based on gene delivery vectors that include the coding sequence for an anti-angiogenic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Betty Chang, Wei Wei Wu, James McArthur, Salil D. Patel, Karin Jooss, Michael J. Mendez, Brian A. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20030070185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that include plural variable (VH and V&kgr;) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Aya Jakobovits, Raju Kucherlapati, Susan Klapholz, Michael J. Mendez, Larry Green
  • Patent number: 6521602
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nucleic acid composition consisting essentially of a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a chimeric CDKi protein and a second nudeic acid sequence encoding an adenovirus E4 protein, wherein the first and second nucleic acid sequences are operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignees: GPC Biotech Inc., Cell Genesys, Inc.
    Inventors: Salil Patel, James McArthur, Jeno Gyuris, Michael J. Mendez, Mitchell H. Finer