Patents by Inventor Derek McGilvray

Derek McGilvray 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 compounds and expression vectors encoding para-nitrobenzyl esterase activity from bacillus
    Patent number: 5468632
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated DNA compounds and recombinant DNA cloning and expression vectors that encode PNB esterase from Bacillus subtilis. The invention also provides host cells transformed with these vectors and a method for production of the PNB esterase by recombinant DNA techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Cathleen A. Cantwell, Roland L. Hodges, Derek McGilvray, Stephen W. Queener, James R. Swartling, Joseph M. Zock