Patents by Inventor Hilary Sheppard

Hilary Sheppard 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).

  • Promoter
    Patent number: 5965387
    Abstract: A chemically inducible gene promoter sequence, and particularly, but not exclusively, a chemically inducible gene promoter sequence based on cis regulatory elements from the maize glutathione S-transferase 27 (GST-27) gene. In a preferred embodiment, the promoter sequence is operatively linked or fused to a gene or series of genes whereby expression of the gene or series of genes may be controlled by application of an effective exogenous inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Ian Jepson, Andrew James Greenland, Michael Bevan, Hilary Sheppard