Patents by Inventor Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez

Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez 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: 20230364601
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jose Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan, Martin MONTOYA-ZAVALA
  • Patent number: 11717819
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
    Inventors: Jose Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan, Martin Montoya-Zavala
  • Patent number: 11440001
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
    Inventors: Jose A. Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan, Martin Montoya-Zavala
  • Publication number: 20220274101
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jose Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan, Martin MONTOYA-ZAVALA
  • Patent number: 10358475
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Jose A. Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan
  • Patent number: 10155221
    Abstract: The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Jose A. Lasalde-Dominicci, Orestes Quesada-Gonzalez, Josue Rodriguez-Cordero, Carlos Baez-Pagan