Patents by Inventor Florentina Sanchez

Florentina Sanchez 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).

  • Infectious vectors and clones of plants derived from the turnip mosaic virus (TUMV)
    Patent number: 6392124
    Abstract: The infectious clone comprises: a) a complete copy of the complementary DNA (cDNA) to the genomic RNA of the turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), in the form of double stranded DNA, b) a transcription promoter sequence, c) a replicon and, optionally, d) a transcription termination or polyadenilation sequence. Viral vectors comprise an infectious clone modified to contain a gene or a heterologous gene fragment. Infectious viral clones and vectors are useful for basic research, in virology and for the expression of genes and epitopes of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Institute Nacional de Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA)
    Inventors: Fernando Ponz Ascaso, Vicente Torres Pascual, Florentina Sanchez Sanchez, David Martinez Herrera
  • Cephalosporium acremonium
    Patent number: 4753877
    Abstract: The provision of Cephalosporium acremonium resistant to the aminoglycoside G418 allows the use of this aminoglycoside as a marker to select aminogylcoside-resistant cells of Cephalosporium acremonium from non-resistant cells of Cephalosporium acremonium. Aminoglycoside resistance can be imparted by transformation of Cephalosporium acremonium with a suitable vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Inventors: Miguel A. Penalva, Angeles Tourino, Cristina Patino, Florentina Sanchez, Victor Rubio, Jose M. Fernandez-Sousa