Patents by Inventor Paula F. Oliveira

Paula F. Oliveira 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).

  • RECOMBINANT HAGFISH PROTEINS AND FIBERS
    Publication number: 20220340622
    Abstract: The present application provides fibers made from recombinant hagfish intermediate filament proteins. Methods of expressing and purifying the proteins, and methods of creating the fibers, are likewise disclosed. The method of purifying protein yields larger quantities of hagfish protein than have been previously achieved, and the fibers have the highest mechanical properties yet recorded for recombinant hagfish protein fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Justin A. JONES, Randolph V. Lewis, Dong Chen, Paula F. Oliveira, Thomas Ian Harris, Brianne Eileen Bell
  • Expression systems and associated methods
    Patent number: 9714273
    Abstract: A method of producing synthetic spider silk, including: transforming Escherichia coli with an expression vector; fermenting the transformed E. coli in a culture medium; inducing spider silk protein expression in the cultured E. coli; extracting the spider silk; and purifying the spider silk. Related vectors and genetically modified cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Randolph V. Lewis, Dong Chen, Justin A. Jones, Sreevidhya T. Krishnaji, Paula F. Oliveira, Gargi Bhattacharyya
  • EXPRESSION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160102125
    Abstract: A method of producing synthetic spider silk, including: transforming Escherichia coli with an expression vector; fermenting the transformed E. coli in a culture medium; inducing spider silk protein expression in the cultured E. coli; extracting the spider silk; and purifying the spider silk. Related vectors and genetically modified cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Randolph V. Lewis, Dong Chen, Justin A. Jones, Sreevidhya T. Krishnaji, Paula F. Oliveira, Gargi Bhattacharyya