Patents by Inventor Franklin Harpold Norris

Franklin Harpold Norris 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).

  • Muri protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: 6171834
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding the stem peptide biosynthetic gene murI of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed heterologous host cells for expressing the MurI enzyme product and a method for identifying compounds that inhibit stem peptide biosynthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Franklin Harpold Norris, Pamela Kay Rockey, Paul Robert Rosteck, Jr., Paul Luther Skatrud, Patti Jean Treadway, Michele Louise Young Bellido, Chyun-Yeh Earnest Wu
  • Biosynthetic gene muri from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: 5948645
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding the stem peptide biosynthetic gene murI of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed heterologous host cells for expressing the MurI enzyme product and a method for identifying compounds that inhibit stem peptide biosynthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Franklin Harpold Norris, Pamela Kay Rockey, Paul Robert Rosteck, Jr., Paul Luther Skatrud, Patti Jean Treadway, Michele Louise Young Bellido, Chyun-Yeh Earnest Wu