Patents by Inventor Blair Q. Ferguson

Blair Q. Ferguson 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).

  • Stable human cell lines expressing an indicator gene product under virus-specific genetic controls
    Patent number: 5026635
    Abstract: The invention relates to stable mammalian cells lines having integrated in their genome two heterologous DNA sequences, a first DNA sequence which expresses a trans-acting regulatory protein, and a second DNA sequence which expresses a desired protein, said second DNA sequence being linked to a target DNA regulatory control sequence which is responsive to the expressed trans-acting regulatory protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical
    Inventors: Blair Q. Ferguson, Lee T. Bacheler, Stephen R. Petteway, Russell H. Neubauer