Patents by Inventor Moreland D. Gibbs

Moreland D. Gibbs 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).

  • DNA POLYMERASES AND MUTANTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120094332
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides having a nucleotide polymerase activity and method of enhancing polymerase activity. The polypeptides of the present invention may possess both a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity and an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity, i.e., a reverse transcriptase activity. The polypeptides of the present invention may be used in any application including, but not limited to, DNA sequencing reactions, amplification reactions, cDNA synthesis reactions, and combined cDNA synthesis and amplification reactions, e.g., RT-PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Lee, Gary Gerard, Harini Shandilya, Katherine R. Griffiths, Moreland D. Gibbs, Peter L. Bergquist, Robert Jason Potter
  • PROTEIN PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20120009624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protein particle comprising chimeric protein having an aggregating part capable of forming or aggregating into a substantially insoluble protein particle when expressed by a cell; and a functional part capable of binding to, or being bound by, a target compound. Affinity matrixes comprising the protein particle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jens Sommer-Knudsen, Moreland D. Gibbs