Patents by Inventor Joy Greer

Joy Greer 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).

  • SELF-INDUCED DELETION OF DNA
    Publication number: 20080295192
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for deleting DNA sequences in a tissue specific manner. In one embodiment, DNA sequences are specifically deleted in germline tissue. In a second embodiment, DNA sequences are specifically deleted in desired somatic tissue. The present invention is further directed to a nucleic acid molecule for use in the method. More specifically, a nucleic acid molecule is provide by the present invention which comprises (a) a recombinase site, (b) a tissue-specific promoter, (c) a recombinase gene, (d) a foreign DNA, and (e) a recombinase site. The nucleic acid molecule may further comprise a gene which is desired to be incorporated into and expressed in a transgenic organism. The method can be used in both plants and animals, and has many applications as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    Inventors: Kirk R. Thomas, Kenneth E. Bernstein, Michaeline Bunting, Joy Greer, Mario Capecchi