Patents by Inventor Richard Gehant

Richard Gehant 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).

  • Process for Protein Extraction
    Publication number: 20070031930
    Abstract: The invention includes a process for extracting a target protein from E. coli cells that includes lowering the pH of a whole E. coli cell solution to form an acidic solution, disrupting the cells to release the protein into the acidic solution, and separating the cellular debris from the released protein to obtain a protein product enriched in the heterologous target protein. The invention also includes addition of a solubility enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Gehant
  • Process for protein extraction
    Publication number: 20060106205
    Abstract: The invention includes a process for extracting a target protein from E. coli cells that includes lowering the pH of a whole E. coli cell solution to form an acidic solution, disrupting the cells to release the protein into the acidic solution, and separating the cellular debris from the released protein to obtain a protein product enriched in the heterologous target protein. The invention also includes addition of a solubility enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Gehant