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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
(11) WO 01/09181
 
(13) A1
(21) PCT/US00/20925
(22) 31 July 2000 (31.07.2000)
(25) English
(26) English
 
(30) 60/146,975 03 August 1999
(03.08.1999)
US
(43) 08 February 2001 (08.02.2001)
(51)7 C07K 14/47, C12N 11/00, B82B 1/00, H02N 6/00, B23Q 1/56
(54) MOLECULAR MOTOR
(71) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH [US/US]; Office of Technology Transfer, Suite 325, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (US).
(72)
(75)
SCHNEIDER, Thomas, D. [US/US]; 107 Alessandra Court, #208, Frederick, MD 21702-4015 (US).
(74)NOONAN, William, D.; Klarquist, Sparkman, Campbell, Leigh & Whinston, LLP, Suite 1600 - One World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97204 (US).
(81)AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EE, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZA, ZW
(84)ARIPO patent (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZW), Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European patent (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE), OAPI patent (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)
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(57) A molecular motor in which multiple concentric cylinders (or nested cones) rotate around a common longitudinal axis. Opposing complementary surfaces of the cylinders or cones are coated with complementary motor protein pairs (such as actin and myosin). The actin and myosin interact with one another in the presence of ATP to rotate the cylinders or cones relative to one another, and this rotational energy is harnessed to produce work. The concentration of ATP and the number of nested cylinders or cones can be used to control the rotational speed of the motor. The length of the cylinders can also be used to control the power generated by the motor.

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