Patents by Inventor Paul James Jehlen

Paul James Jehlen 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).

  • Cross-linked elastomeric proteins in polar nonaqueous solvents and uses thereof
    Patent number: 12268275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved cross-linked resilin compositions and methods of making these improved compositions. These include new methods of cross-linking resilin compositions, use of polar nonaqueous solvents for adjusting material properties of cross-linked resilin solid compositions, and resilin foam compositions and methods of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BOLT THREADS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • RESILIN MATERIAL FOOTWEAR AND FABRICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20210401112
    Abstract: A method for making an article of footwear includes placing a purified recombinant resilin composition in a mold with a cross-linking solution, incubating the recombinant resilin composition in the cross-linking solution to generate a solid resilin material, fabricating a cushioning element of the article of footwear including at least a portion of the solid resilin material, and assembling the cushioning element insole with at least an upper of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • Resilin material footwear and fabrication methods
    Patent number: 11178934
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole coupled with the upper. The midsole includes at least a portion of a solid resilin material comprising a cross-linked recombinant resilin and a polar nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Bolt Threads Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • CROSS-LINKED ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS IN POLAR NONAQUEOUS SOLVENTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200102429
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved cross-linked resilin compositions and methods of making these improved compositions. These include new methods of cross-linking resilin compositions, use of polar nonaqueous solvents for adjusting material properties of cross-linked resilin solid compositions, and resilin foam compositions and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • RESILIN MATERIAL FOOTWEAR AND FABRICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20200022451
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole coupled with the upper. The midsole includes at least a portion of a solid resilin material comprising a cross-linked recombinant resilin and a polar nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen