Patents by Inventor Werner Lubitz

Werner Lubitz 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 DNA, process for the production thereof and the use thereof
    Patent number: 5075223
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant DNA, wherein it contains DNA sequences coding for the N-terminal membrane-penetrating domain of the E-protein of the phage .phi.X 174 and DNA sequences coding for the C-terminal membrane-penetrating domain of the L-protein of the phage MS2 and the DNA sequences of both phages are connected by a DNA sequence coding for a hydrophilic flexible amino acid sequence.The present invention also provides a process for the production of this recombinant DNA.Furthermore, the present invention provides for the use of the recombinant DNA and of a plasmid containing it for obtaining eukaryotic and prokaryotic metabolic products and gene-technologically produced proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Lubitz, Robin E. Harkness