Patents by Inventor Barbara J. Bruce

Barbara J. Bruce 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 preparing bovine growth hormone
    Patent number: 4443539
    Abstract: A process for expression of the gene for bovine growth hormone in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bovine growth hormone can be used to increase milk production in cows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: The Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Fraser, Barbara J. Bruce
  • Composition of matter and process
    Patent number: 4430428
    Abstract: A process for expression of a gene, foreign to the host organism, coding for a protein in a suitable vehicle which comprises taking said gene and fusing it in the correct orientation relative to a transcriptional initiation region present in said vehicle, and inserting said vehicle into a eukaryotic host. Via the subject process, the gene for chicken ovalbumin is expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Chicken ovalbumin can be used in the food, i.e., baking, industry and also as a protein supplement for animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: The Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Fraser, Barbara J. Bruce