Patents by Inventor Eric Lecain

Eric Lecain 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).

  • Nucleic acid molecules encoding delta-5,7-sterol, delta-7 reductase from arabidopsis thaliana
    Patent number: 5989881
    Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence containing a sequence coding for a protein having a delta-5,7 sterol, delta-7 reductase activity, said nucleic acid being a DNA or an RNA, production process, strains of transformed yeasts and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hoechst Marion Roussel
    Inventors: Xavier Chenivesse, Catherine Duport, Eric Lecain, Denis Pompon
  • Arabidepsi thaliana proteins having .DELTA.-5,7-sterol-.DELTA.-7-reductase activity
    Patent number: 5965417
    Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence containing a sequence coding for a protein having a .DELTA.-5,7 sterol, .DELTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Roussel Uclaf
    Inventors: Xavier Chenivesse, Catherine Duport, Eric Lecain, Denis Pompon
  • .DELTA..sup.5,7 -sterol reductase from arabidopsis thaliana
    Patent number: 5759801
    Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence containing a sequence coding for a protein having a delta-5,7 sterol, delta-7 reductase activity, said nucleic acid being a DNA or an RNA, production process, strains of transformed yeasts and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Roussel Uclaf
    Inventors: Xavier Chenivesse, Catherine Duport, Eric Lecain, Denis Pompon