Patents by Inventor Karen M. Overbye

Karen M. Overbye 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).

  • DNA encoding a Streptomyces endochitinase 56 signal peptide
    Patent number: 5188961
    Abstract: Engineered DNA encoding a pre-protein which comprises a Streptomyces chitinase signal sequence and a desired mature protein. Preferably, the signal sequence is from the S. plicatus endochitinase gene. The engineered DNA is included in a host organism causing the host to produce and secrete the mature protein. Where the mature protein is a chitinase, the invention is used in methods of controlling chitinase-sensitive pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Omnigene, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen M. Overbye, Janice Pero, Phillips W. Robbins