Patents by Inventor Ivano Romano

Ivano Romano 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).

  • Heat-inducible promoter
    Patent number: 6852511
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules comprising a heat-inducible promoter and to expression vectors and host cells containing at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention. The present invention further relates to kits and methods for producing one or more proteins using the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention and to various uses of the same. The object of the invention is to provide a promoter the heat-inducible characteristic of which is as selective as possible, in particular a promoter which is active in yeasts and which is suitable for protein expression at high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Rhein Biotech, Gesellschaft für Neue Biotechnologische Prozesse und Produkte GmbH
    Inventors: Ivano Romano, Gerd Gellissen, Claudio DeVirgilio
  • Heat-inducible promoter
    Publication number: 20040086998
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules comprising a heat-inducible promoter and to expression vectors and host cells containing at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention. The present invention further relates to kits and methods for producing one or more proteins using the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, and to various uses of the same. The object of the invention is to provide a promoter the heat-inducible characteristic of which is as selective as possible, in particular a promoter which is active in yeasts and which is suitable for protein expression at high temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Rhein Biotech Gesellschaft fur Neue Biotechnologische, Prozesse und Produkte GmbH
    Inventors: Ivano Romano, Gerd Gellissen, Claudio DeVirgilio