Patents by Inventor Kimberly Brown

Kimberly Brown 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).

  • Polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 6303360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignees: Novozymes Biotech, Inc,, Novozymes A/S, Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Blinkovsky, Tony S. Byun, Alan V. Klotz, Alan Sloma, Kimberly Brown, Maria Tang, Mikio Fujii, Chigusa Marumoto, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Nocathiacin antibiotics
    Patent number: 6218398
    Abstract: Novel thiazolyl peptide antibiotic compounds, including nocathiacin I, II and III, are disclosed. Also, novel microorganism ATCC-202099 is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John E. Leet, Helen A. Ax, Donald R. Gustavson, Daniel M. Brown, Laura Turner, Kimberly Brown, Wenying Li, Kin S. Lam
  • Polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 6184020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignees: Novo Nordisk Biotech, Inc., Novo Nordisk A/S, Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Blinkovsky, Tony S. Byun, Alan V. Klotz, Alan Sloma, Kimberly Brown, Maria Tang, Mikio Fujii, Chigusa Marumoto
  • Nucleic acids encoding polypeptides having cellobiose dehydrogenase activity
    Patent number: 6033891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides having cellobiose dehydrogenase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as recombinant methods for producing the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Golightly, Kimberly Brown