Patents by Inventor Peter C. Kahn

Peter C. Kahn 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).

  • Patent number: 6385546
    Abstract: The invention described herein is a method of identifying and changing amino acid residues that affect the stability of a protein and thereby to “adjust” the stability of a protein under particular conditions, e.g., to function at lower or higher temperatures. The residues modified in the method are chosen such that they are not in or interact with an active site or binding site of the protein, and therefore the mode of action or interaction of the protein on substrates remains unchanged. The method has wide applicability to any situation where a protein would be a better match to a pre-existing or new process if the functional optimum of the protein under particular conditions were different. Among others, the method is useful to produce proteins for bioremediation, food technology and enzymes for detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Rutgers, The University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Peter C. Kahn, Adrian Goldman, Sari Helin