Patents by Inventor William N. Drohan

William N. Drohan 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).

  • Sustained production of recombinant gamma interferon using an Epstein-Barr virus replicon
    Patent number: 4939088
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA expression vector comprising an Epstein-Barr virus origin of replication, an EBNA-1 gene, a selectable marker expression cassette and a human gamma interferon expression cassette comprising a promoter region, an open reading frame encoding human gamma interferon and a polyadenylation region; a mammalian host cell transformed by said vector; and a process for producing human gamma interferon using said transformed mammalian host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Meloy Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Janet M. Young, Nava Sarver, William N. Drohan
  • Recombinant DNA clone encoding laminin receptor
    Patent number: 4861710
    Abstract: The invention provides a recombinant cDNA clone encoding cell surface receptor for laminin, as well as a probe and methods of using that probe to diagnose the aggressiveness of a carcinoma or the effectiveness of an agent for treating cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Mark E. Sobel, Lance A. Liotta, Ulla M. Wewer, Michael C. Jaye, William N. Drohan