Patents by Inventor Peter G. Shultz

Peter G. Shultz 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).

  • Glycoprotein synthesis
    Patent number: 7199222
    Abstract: Methods for making glycoproteins, both in vitro and in vivo, are provided. One method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid into a protein and attaching one or more saccharide moieties to the unnatural amino acid. Another method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid that includes a saccharide moiety into a protein. Proteins made by both methods can be further modified with additional sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Peter G. Shultz, Lei Wang, Zhiwen Zhang
  • Methods and apparatus for performing array microcrystallizations
    Patent number: 6296673
    Abstract: A method is provided for performing array microcrystallizations to determine suitable crystallization conditions for a molecule. The method comprises forming an array of microcrystallizations, each microcrystallization comprising a drop containing a molecule to be crystallized, the drop having a volume of less than 1 &mgr;L; storing the array of microcrystallizations under conditions suitable for molecule crystals to form in the drops in the array; and detecting molecule crystal formation in the drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bernard D. Santarsiero, Raymond C. Stevens, Peter G. Shultz, Joseph M. Jaklevic, Derek T. Yegian, Earl Cornell, Robert A. Nordmeyer, Jian Jin, William F. Kolbe, Arthur L. Jones, Donald C. Uber