Patents by Inventor Maria C. Losada

Maria C. Losada 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).

  • Synthetic gene control region
    Patent number: 8026082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulatory sequence; wherein the promoter can be recognized by the general transcription factors and RNA polymerase of the yeast strain; wherein the gene regulatory sequence is capable of regulating transcription initiated by the filamentous fungal promoter in the yeast strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Janine Bryan, Michelle K. Brownlow, Loren D. Schultz, Maria C. Losada, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Myra Kurtz, Stuart Kurtz, legal representative
  • Synthetic gene control region
    Publication number: 20100041097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulatory sequence; wherein the promoter can be recognized by the general transcription factors and RNA polymerase of the yeast strain; wherein the gene regulatory sequence is capable of regulating transcription initiated by the filamentous fungal promoter in the yeast strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Janine Bryan, Michelle K. Brownlow, Loren D. Schultz, Maria C. Losada, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Myra Kurtz, Stuart Kurtz